Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
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Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine Sant-Fieg-ar-Mewan |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Vertou | |
| Community association | Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 25 ′ W | |
| height | 2-53 m | |
| surface | 5.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,207 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 202 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44690 | |
| INSEE code | 44159 | |
| Website | http://www.st-fiacre.com/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine |
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Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine ( Breton : Sant-Fieg-ar-Mewan ) is a French municipality with 1207 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Administratively it is assigned to the canton of Vertou (until 2015: canton of Vertou-Vignoble ) and the Arrondissement of Nantes . The inhabitants are called (Saint-) Fiacrais .
geography
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine is located at the confluence of the Maine and Sèvre Nantaise rivers, about 15 kilometers south-east of Nantes . Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Haie-Fouassière in the north and north-west, Maisdon-sur-Sèvre in the east and south-east, Château-Thébaud in the south and Vertou in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 552 | 574 | 592 | 636 | 651 | 761 | 935 | 935 | 996 | 1,141 | 1,165 |
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church from the 19th century
- Chasseloir tower from the 15th century
- Mansion of Gras Mouton ( Demeure de Saint-Fiacre ), built at the end of the 14th century, rebuilt several times, most recently in 2005
- Coing Castle from the 18th / 19th centuries century
- La Cantrie Manor and Park
- numerous old town houses
Personalities
- Marc Elder (1884–1933), writer
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Swiss municipality of Échichens in the canton of Vaud since 1977 and with the Algerian municipality of Aïn El Bia (French: Damesme ) since 1960.
economy
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine is located in the Gros Plant du Pays Nantais wine-growing region in the Loire wine-growing region . The white wine from the region is marketed under the Denomination of Origin Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1374-1379.
