Préfailles
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Pornic | |
| Community association | Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ W | |
| height | 0-36 m | |
| surface | 4.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,246 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 255 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44770 | |
| INSEE code | 44136 | |
| Website | http://www.prefailles.fr/ | |
Préfailles ( Breton : Pradvael , Gallo : Préfaylh ) is a French municipality with 1246 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 Saint-Nazaire and is part of the canton of Pornic . The inhabitants are called Préfaillais .
geography
Préfailles is located about 51 kilometers west-southwest of Nantes in the Pays de Retz on the Atlantic coast . Préfailles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Plaine-sur-Mer in the north and Pornic in the east.
history
The parish was created in 1908.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 619 | 601 | 628 | 775 | 857 | 1,038 | 1,182 | 1,224 |
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Attractions
- Lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Gildas with museum
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the French community of Villaz in the Haute-Savoie department.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 962-964.
Web links
Commons : Préfailles - Collection of images, videos and audio files
