Paulx

Paulx Palud
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Machecoul
Community association	Sud Retz Atlantique
Coordinates	46 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W
height	4–51 m
surface	35.92 km 2
Residents	1,981 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	55 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	44270
INSEE code	44119
Saint-Pierre church

Paulx ( Breton : Palud ) is a French municipality with 1,981 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Paulx belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantes and the Canton of Machecoul . The inhabitants are called Palucéens .

geography

Paulx is located on the border of the Pays de Retz and Pays de Nantais landscapes about 30 kilometers southwest of Nantes . The Tenu River limits the community in the northeast. Paulx is surrounded by the neighboring communities Machecoul-Saint-Même in the north and west, La Marne in the northeast, Saint-Étienne-de-Mer-Morte in the east and southeast, La Garnache in the south and southwest and Bois-de-Céné in the west and Southwest.

Population development

year	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,521	1,540	1,574	1,516	1,382	1,348	1.311	1,355	1,779	1.938

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church, rebuilt in 1875
• Notre-Dame chapel in Le Pont from the 19th century
• Saint Clair Chapel in La Patelière from the 18th century
• Houses Ilaire, La Patelière (all from the 19th century) and Girairière
• La Choltière castle with chapel from 1749
• Ten mills from the 19th century

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 558-561.

Web links

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