Nozay (Loire-Atlantique)
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Nozay Nozieg |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao | |
| Community association | Nozay | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ W | |
| height | 13-96 m | |
| surface | 57.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,150 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 72 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44170 | |
| INSEE code | 44113 | |
| Website | http://www.nozay44.fr/ | |
 Nozay Town Hall |
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Nozay ( Breton : Nozieg ) is a French municipality with 4150 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis , to the Guémené-Penfao and until 2015 was the main town (French: chef-lieu ) of the canton of Nozay of the same name . The inhabitants are called Nozéens .
geography
Nozay is 45 kilometers north of Nantes . Nozay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Jans in the north, Treffieux in the northeast, Abbaretz in the east, Puceul in the south, La Grigonnais in the southwest, Vay in the west and Marsac-sur-Don in the northwest.
Route nationale 137 and the former route nationale 771 (today's D771) run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,349 | 3,242 | 3,237 | 3.158 | 3,050 | 3,156 | 3,581 | 3,863 |
Attractions
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- Menhir of Couëbrac , of Neolithic origin, monument historique since 1928
- Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (also: Church of Saint-Saturnin) in Vieux-Bourg, Monument historique since 1989
- Touche Castle, a historic monument since 1988
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the British community of Broughton in Lincolnshire (England) .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 816-826.
