Piriac-sur-Mer
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Guérande | |
| Community association | Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 0-36 m | |
| surface | 12.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,245 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 181 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44420 | |
| INSEE code | 44125 | |
| Website | http://www.piriac.net | |
Piriac-sur-Mer ( Breton Penc'herieg ) is a French municipality with 2245 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Piriac-sur-Mer belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the Canton of Guérande . The inhabitants are called Piriacais (es) .
geography
Piriac-sur-Mer is the westernmost municipality in the Loire-Atlantique department. It is located on the Atlantic coast (Bay of Biscay) on the La Baule peninsula . Piriac-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mesquer in the northeast and La Turballe in the southeast.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,127 | 1,134 | 1.110 | 1,263 | 1,442 | 1,900 | 2,254 | 2.173 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre Church, built in 1766
- Numerous houses from the 17th century in the town center
- City hall garden with megaliths ( Pierre de Méniscoul )
- Marina
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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. 438-443.
Web links
Commons : Piriac-sur-Mer - Collection of images, videos and audio files
