Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
Canton | La Presqu'île | |
Community association | Bordeaux metropolis | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ W | |
height | 1-5 m | |
surface | 10.8 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,153 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 199 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 33440 | |
INSEE code | 33434 | |
Website | http://saintlouisdemontferrand.fr/ | |
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand is a French commune with 2,153 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux and is part of the canton of La Presqu'île . The inhabitants are called Montferrandais .
geography
Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand is about 15 kilometers north of Bordeaux on the Garonne River . Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ambès in the north, Ambarès-et-Lagrave in the east, Bassens in the south, Blanquefort in the southwest, Parempuyre in the west and Ludon-Médoc in the northwest.
The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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993 | 1165 | 1078 | 1340 | 1808 | 1864 | 2008 | 2153 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Louis church
- Peyronnet Castle, built in 1826, has been a monument historique since 2005
- Margarance domain from the 18th century, a historic monument since 1966
- Domain La Seiglière from the 18th and 19th centuries, monument historique since 1987
- Le Bousquet House, built in the mid-19th century, a historic monument since 1966
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand
Personalities
- Pierre-Denis de Peyronnet (1778-1854), Count of Peyronnet, politician, French Minister of Justice (1821-1828) and Minister of the Interior (1830)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 920-921.