Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
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Saint-Malo-de-Guersac Sant-Maloù-Gwersac'h |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Saint-Nazaire-2 | |
| Community association | Region Nazairienne et l'Estuaire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 0-13 m | |
| surface | 14.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,166 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 217 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44550 | |
| INSEE code | 44176 | |
| Website | www.saintmalodeguersac.fr | |
 View of the center of Saint-Malo-de-Guersac |
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Saint-Malo-de-Guersac ( Breton : Sant-Malou Gwersac'h ) is a French municipality with 3166 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 Saint-Nazaire-2 . The inhabitants are called Malouins .
geography
Saint-Malo-de-Guersac is located in the Brière countryside on the Brivet River . The municipality is partly part of the Brière Regional Nature Park . Saint-Malo-de-Guersac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Joachim in the north and west, Crossac in the northeast, Donges in the east and southeast, and Montoir-de-Bretagne in the south.
history
In 1925 the municipality was formed from the neighboring municipality of Montoir-de-Bretagne.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 2,207 | 2,247 | 2,461 | 3,286 | 3,294 | 3.126 | 3.112 | 3,218 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Malo Church, built between 1858 and 1878
- Brivet locks , built in the early 19th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 612-616.
