Massérac

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Massérac
Merzhereg
Massérac coat of arms
Massérac (France)
Massérac
region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton Guémené-Penfao
Community association Redon agglomeration
Coordinates 47 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 55 ′  W
height 0-55 m
surface 18.78 km 2
Residents 691 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 37 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 44290
INSEE code 44092

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Massérac ( Breton : Merzhereg ) is a commune with 691 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and is part of the canton of Guémené-Penfao . The inhabitants are called Masséracéens .

geography

Massérac is located about 57 kilometers north-north-west of Nantes on the Vilaine , which forms the northern border of the municipality and into which the Don River flows on the western edge of the municipality. Massérac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-de-Brain in the north, Langon in the northeast, Guémené-Penfao in the south and east and Avessac in the west and southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 603 571 509 507 510 454 573 699
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Benoît Church, built in 1872
  • Saint-Benoît Chapel
  • Massérac monastery

  • church

  • Saint-Benoît Chapel

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 408-410.

Web links

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