Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes

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Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes
Sant-Juluan-Gouwent
Coat of arms of Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes
Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes (France)
Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes
region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton Châteaubriant
Community association Châteaubriant-Derval
Coordinates 47 ° 39 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 39 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W
height 47-99 m
surface 25.6 km 2
Residents 984 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 38 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 44670
INSEE code
Website http://www.saint-julien-de-vouvantes.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes

Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes ( Breton : Sant-Juluan-Gouwent ; Gallo : Saent-Julien-de-Vóvantt ) is a French commune with 984 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays region de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of Châteaubriant . The inhabitants are called Vouvantais (es) .

geography

Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes is located about 62 kilometers south-southeast of Rennes and about 52 kilometers north-northeast of Nantes on the Don River , a tributary of the Vilaine . Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Juigné-des-Moutiers in the north and northeast, La Chapelle-Glain in the south and east, Petit-Auverné in the southwest and Erbray in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 976 1.008 947 1,023 955 879 926 936
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Julien church from the 19th century, monument historique since 2007
  • Sainte-Anne chapel from 1641
  • La Brais mansion
  • Former windmill
Saint-Julien church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1114-1122.

Web links

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