Saint Michel Chef Chef
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Pornic | |
| Community association | Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ′ N , 2 ° 9 ′ W | |
| height | 0-57 m | |
| surface | 25.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,993 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 199 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44730 | |
| INSEE code | 44182 | |
| Website | http://www.stmichelchefchef.fr/ | |
 Church of Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef |
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Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef ( Breton : Sant-Mikael Keveger ) is a French municipality with 4993 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 Pornic . The inhabitants are called Michelois .
geography
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef lies on the Atlantic ; this section is called the Jade Coast . The seaside resort on the beach is Tharon-Plage , the so-called pearl of the Jade Coast . Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins in the north, Saint-Père-en-Retz in the northeast, Pornic in the south and east and La Plaine-sur-Mer in the southwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 2,106 | 2,242 | 2,447 | 2,517 | 2,663 | 3.176 | 4,103 | 4,471 |
Attractions
- Sainte-Anne Chapel, property of the Buzay Abbey
- Tharon Castle
- La Cossonnière Castle
- Fishermen's houses
- Beaulieu and La Sicaudais windmill
- Park by Bois Roy
economy
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef is home to the Saint-Michel Biscuiterie food company , which is primarily known for the production of biscuit specialties.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 965-967.
