Moisdon-la-Rivière
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Châteaubriant | |
| Community association | Châteaubriant-Derval | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 28-79 m | |
| surface | 50.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,951 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44520 | |
| INSEE code | 44099 | |
| Website | http://www.moisdon-la-riviere.fr/ | |
Moisdon-la-Rivière ( Breton : Maezon-ar-ster ; Gallo : Maèdon ) is a French municipality with 1951 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of Châteaubriant (until 2015: Moisdon-la-Rivière ). The inhabitants are called moisdonnais .
geography
Moisdon-la-Rivière is located about 58 kilometers south-southeast of Rennes and about 46 kilometers north-northeast of Nantes . The Don River crosses the municipality. Moisdon-la-Rivière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Erbray in the north and northeast, Petit-Auverné in the east, Grand-Auverné in the southeast, La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne in the south, Issé in the west and Louisfert in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,947 | 1,810 | 1,842 | 1,807 | 1,810 | 1,734 | 1,785 | 1,945 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jouin church, originally founded in the 11th and 12th centuries, rebuilt in the 19th century, monument historique since 1978
- New forges, several forges from the 17th century, Monument historique
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 590-601.
