Missillac
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Missillac Merzhelieg |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Pontchâteau | |
| Community association | Pays de Pontchâteau Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 9 ′ W | |
| height | 0-63 m | |
| surface | 59.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,342 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 90 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44780 | |
| INSEE code | 44098 | |
| Website | http://www.missillac.fr/ | |
 Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church |
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Missillac ( Breton : Merzhelieg ) is a French municipality with 5342 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Missillac belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Pontchâteau (until 2015: canton of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois ). The inhabitants are called Missillacais .
geography
Missilac is halfway between Saint-Nazaire and Redon , 25 kilometers in both directions, in the Brière Regional Nature Park . Missilac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Dolay in the north, Théhillac and Sévérac in the northeast, Saint-Gildas-des-Bois in the east, Pontchâteau in the south and southeast, Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne in the south, La Chapelle-de-Marais in the southwest, Hérbignac in the west and Nivillac in the northwest.
Route Nationale 165 runs through the municipality .
history
In 1806 the place La Bretè (s) che was incorporated.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,585 | 3,652 | 3,687 | 3,883 | 3,915 | 3,808 | 4,474 | 4,929 |
Attractions
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- Dolmen de la Roche-aux-Loups
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from the 19th century
- Gothic chapel from the 16th century
- Saint-Laurent and La Briandais chapels, both built in the 19th century
- Briandas mansion from the 18th century, now a restaurant
- Roche-Hervé mansion with park from the 19th century
- Islac Castle
- Bretesche Castle, originally built in the 16th century, significantly rebuilt in the 19th century, monument historique since 1926 , today partly used as a luxury hotel with golf course
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1067-1072.
