Quilly (Loire-Atlantique)

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Quilly
Quilly coat of arms
Quilly (France)
Quilly
region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire
Canton Blain
Community association Estuaire et Sillon
Coordinates 47 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 57 ′  W
height 1–37 m
surface 17.67 km 2
Residents 1,380 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 78 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 44750
INSEE code

Quilly ( Breton : Killig ; Gallo : Qilic ) is a French municipality with 1,380 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 the canton of Blain (until 2015: canton of Savenay ). The inhabitants are called Quillysiens .

geography

Quilly is about 40 kilometers northwest of Nantes . Neighboring municipalities of Quilly are Guenrouet in the north, Bouvron in the east and south-east, Campbon in the south and Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet in the west and south-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
864 837 781 793 859 905 1,154 1,368
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Solesme Church
  • Chapel of the Planté

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1271-1274.

Web links

Commons : Quilly  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files