Saint-Lyphard
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Saint-Lyphard Sant-Lefer |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Guérande | |
| Community association | Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 ′ N , 2 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 0-23 m | |
| surface | 24.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,760 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 193 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44410 | |
| INSEE code | 44175 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-lyphard.com/ | |
 The white stone (Pierre blanche) of Kerbourg |
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Saint-Lyphard ( Breton Sant-Lefer ) is a French municipality with 4760 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Guérande (until 2015: canton of Herbignac ). The inhabitants are called Lyphardais .
geography
Saint-Lyphard is located in the north-west of the department in the Brière countryside . The municipality is part of the Brière Regional Nature Park . Saint-Lyphard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Herbignac in the north, Saint-Joachim in the east, Saint-André-des-Eaux in the south and Guérande in the south and west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,331 | 1,357 | 1,554 | 2,364 | 2,889 | 3,180 | 4.030 | 4,388 |
Attractions
- Dolmen of Kerbourg 1
- Menhir from Mézerac
- Stone of Len
- Kerhinet village, typical Breton village
- St. Lyphard and Assumption Church ( Église Saint-Lyphard et de l'Assomption )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 469-473.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Lyphard - Collection of images, videos and audio files
