Saint-Géréon
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| local community | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 12 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 44150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 44160 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
Saint-Géréon ( Breton : Sant-Gerent ; Gallo : Saent-Jeron ) is a village and a former French commune with last 2,939 inhabitants (2016) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belonged to the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of the same name Ancenis . The inhabitants are called Géréonais .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Ancenis and Saint-Géréon were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Ancenis-Saint-Géréon . The former municipalities were not granted the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative seat is in Ancenis.
geography
Saint-Géréon is located on the north bank of the Loire . The wine-growing regions Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire , Gros Plant du Pays Nantais and Coteaux d'Ancenis extend into the village. Saint-Géréon is surrounded by the neighboring villages of Ancenis in the north, east and south, Oudon in the south-west and Couffé in the west and north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,165 | 1,639 | 1,900 | 2,327 | 2,362 | 2,488 | 2,652 | 2,779 |
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Attractions
- Church from 1840 (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon )
- Menhirs
- La Chevasnerie mansion from the 18th century
- Ecochère manor house from the 19th century built in place of the previous castle complex
Personalities
- Jacques Lusseyran (1924–1971), literary scholar and resistance fighter, died here in a car accident
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 99-102.
