Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu
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Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu Sant-Enion-al-Lenn-Veur |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Rezé-1 | |
| Community association | Nantes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 38 ′ W | |
| height | 0-29 m | |
| surface | 17.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,944 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 220 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44860 | |
| INSEE code | 44150 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-aignan-grandlieu.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu |
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Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu (also: Saint-Aignan-de-Grand-Lieu ; Breton : Sant-Enion-al-Lenn-Veur ) is a French commune with 3944 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique department in the region of Pays de la Loire . Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantes and is part of the canton of Rezé-1 . The inhabitants are called Aignanais .
geography
Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu is located on Lac de Grand-Lieu , one of the two namesake of the municipality, about 10 kilometers south of Nantes in the historic Pays de Retz landscape . The Ognon flows along the southern municipal boundary . Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu is surrounded by the municipalities of Bouguenais in the north, Pont-Saint-Martin in the east, La Chevrolière in the south-east, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu in the south and south-west and Bouaye in the west and north-west.
Nantes Airport extends into the municipality .
history
The place bears its name from the Bishop Saint-Aignan of Orléans . In 936 there was a battle here between Alain II's army of Brittany and the Loire-Normans , who had built a fort in St. Aignan.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1372 | 1357 | 1717 | 2489 | 3033 | 3478 | 3481 | 3944 |
Attractions
- Saint-Aignan church from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, interior from the 18th century, organ, monument historique
- Saint Rachoux fountain
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Thüngersheim in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 1995.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 173-177.
