Saint-Même-le-Tenu
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| local community | Machecoul-Saint-Même | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 48 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 44270 | |
| Former INSEE code | 44181 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Saint-Même-le-Tenu ( Breton : Sant-Masen-ar-Porzh ) is a former French commune with last 1,191 inhabitants (2013) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Saint-Même-le-Tenu belonged to the Arrondissement of Nantes and the Canton of Machecoul . The inhabitants are called Ténumémois .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Machecoul and Saint-Même-le-Tenu were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the name Machecoul-Saint-Même .
geography
Saint-Même-le-Tenu is located in the countryside of the Pays de Retz about 25 kilometers southeast of Nantes on the banks of the Tenu River .
history
The original place name was Portus Vitraria from the 8th century. The current name goes back to a church founded by the monks of the monastery of Saint-Mesmin-de-Micy.
Population development
| year | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 713 | 739 | 708 | 697 | 631 | 781 | 870 | 928 | 1,120 | 1,169 |
Attractions
- Saint-Maxime church
- Les Trois Boisselets castle from the 18th century
- La Grosse Roche castle from the 18th century
- La Petite Roche and Rucherie castles from the 19th century
- Le Pin Castle
- 19th century L'Hermitage castle, demolished around 1960
- Le Branday Castle built in the 19th century on the walls of an earlier fortress from the 14th century
- Bois Foucaud Castle from the 18th century
- Villa Lavau
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 570-572.
