Puceul

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Puceul
Puñsel
Puceul Coat of Arms
Puceul (France)
Puceul
region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton Guémené-Penfao
Community association Nozay
Coordinates 47 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  W
height 26-82 m
surface 20.09 km 2
Residents 1,128 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 56 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 44390
INSEE code
Website http://www.puceul.fr/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Puceul

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Puceul ( Breton : Puñsel ; Gallo : Puczoe ) is a French municipality with 1128 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 the canton of Guémené-Penfao (until 2015: canton of Nozay ). The inhabitants are called puceulois .

geography

Puceul is about 37 kilometers north of Nantes . Surrounded Puceul of the neighboring communities Nozay in the north, Abbaretz in the Northeast, Saffré the south and east, La Chevallerais in the southwest and La Grigonnais in the West.

The national route 137 runs through the municipality .

history

In 1949/1950 the municipality of La Chevallerais was separated from the municipality and became independent.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 724 685 609 580 599 631 879 1,055
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin Church, built in 1885
  • Bohallard Castle, built around 1850
  • Montmorency House
  • La Savinais mansion
  • Manor house of La Bellière

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 826-830.

Web links

Commons : Puceul  - collection of images, videos and audio files