Oudon
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
Canton | Ancenis | |
Community association | Pays d'Ancenis | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 21 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ W | |
height | 2-74 m | |
surface | 22.12 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,805 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 172 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 44521 | |
INSEE code | 44115 | |
Website | http://www.oudon.fr/ | |
The 14th century tower of Oudon |
Oudon is a commune with 3805 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire in western France .
geography
Oudon is located on the Loire , about five kilometers west of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon and 30 kilometers east of Nantes . In the local area, the river Hâvre flows into the Loire. Direct neighboring communities are Le Cellier , Couffé , Ancenis-Saint-Géréon, on the opposite bank of the Loire Orée d'Anjou . The Loire island of Macrière , which is almost three kilometers long, also belongs to the municipality of Oudons . the place has a train station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire line .
Community partnerships
A partnership with the Rhineland-Palatinate community of Simmertal has existed since 1988 .
Personalities
- Jacques-Nicolas de Fleuriot de La Freulière (1738–1824), royalist counter-revolutionary
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 93-95.
Web links
Commons : Oudon - collection of images, videos and audio files