Pont-Saint-Martin (Loire-Atlantique)
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Pont-Saint-Martin Pont-Marzhin |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | |
| Community association | Grand Lieu | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 0-31 m | |
| surface | 21.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,037 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 276 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44860 | |
| INSEE code | 44130 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-pontsaintmartin.fr/ | |
.jpg) Menhirs in Pont-Saint-Martin |
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Pont-Saint-Martin ( Breton : Pont-Marzhin ) is a commune with 6037 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Pont-Saint-Martin belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantes and is part of the canton of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu . The inhabitants are called Martipontain (e) s .
geography
Pont-Saint-Martin is located on the Ognon River in the historic Pays de Retz region, about 13 kilometers south of Nantes . Pont-Saint-Martin is surrounded by Bouguenais in the north and north-west, Rezé in the north and north-east, Les Sorinières in the east, Le Bignon in the south-east, La Chevrolière in the south and south-west and Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu in the west.
Pont-Saint-Martin is assigned to the Gros Plant du Pays Nantais , Muscadet and Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu wine-growing regions .
Population development
- 1793: 1.698
- 1821: 1,395
- 1851: 1.955
- 1881: 1.723
- 1901: 1.635
- 1921: 1.429
- 1936: 1,425
- 1946: 1,516
- 1962: 1.932
- 1968: 2.134
- 1975: 2,690
- 1982: 3,320
- 1990: 3.835
- 1999: 4,756
- 2006: 5,373
- 2011: 5,675
since 1962 only residents with primary residence
Attractions
- Menhirs Dames des Pierre , large stones from the Neolithic, monument historique since 1982
- Plessis Castle, a historic monument since 1975
- La Rairie Castle, Monument historique since 1989
Community partnerships
Partnerships exist with the Italian municipality of the same name, Pont-Saint-Martin in the Aosta Valley and the British municipality of Brockenhurst in Hampshire (England).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 171-173.
