Pierric
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Pierric Pierig |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao | |
| Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 41 ′ N , 1 ° 44 ′ W | |
| height | 2-78 m | |
| surface | 27.3 km 2 | |
| Residents | 976 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44290 | |
| INSEE code | 44123 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-marsacsurdon.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) by Pierric |
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Pierric ( Breton : Pierig ) is a French municipality with 976 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 and is part of the canton of Guémené-Penfao . The inhabitants are called Pierricais .
geography
Pierric is located about 50 kilometers north-north-west of Nantes on the Chère river , which flows into the Vilaine on the north-western edge of the municipality. Pierric is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine in the north and north-west, Grand-Fougeray in the north and north-east, Derval in the east, Conquereuil in the south, Guémené-Penfao in the west and south-west and Langon in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 974 | 896 | 791 | 816 | 781 | 783 | 883 | 976 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Guignolet church, built at the end of the 19th century
- Pas-du-Saint, place of pilgrimage, especially from the 10th century with a cross and a small chapel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 410-413.
