Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon Sant-Nikolaz-an-Hent |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Pontchâteau (main town) | |
| Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 0-73 m | |
| surface | 22.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,179 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 142 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44460 | |
| INSEE code | 44185 | |
| Website | www.saintnicolasderedon.fr | |
 View into the center of Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon |
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon ( Breton : Sant-Nikolaz-an-Hent ) is a French municipality with 3179 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 Châteaubriant-Ancenis , belongs to the canton of Pontchâteau and was the chief town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon until 2015 . The inhabitants are called Nicolasien (ne) s .
geography
Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon is located on the Vilaine River and the Canal de Nantes à Brest . Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Redon in the north and west, Sainte-Marie in the northeast, Avessac in the east, Fégréac in the south and Rieux in the southwest.
The former national route 164 and 775 run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,356 | 2,568 | 2,763 | 2,951 | 2,917 | 2,802 | 2,935 | 3,146 |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church from 1849, built on the site of the former chapel of the Saint-Sauveur abbey
- Chapel of Sainte-Anne-de-Rotz
- Ruins of La Madeleine Chapel from the 17th century
- Saint-Joseph chapel from 1840
- 19th century park of Cavardin Castle (destroyed in 1944)
- Amassé windmill
- Bakehouses in La Provotaie and Quinsignac
- Remains of the Le Contrebandier house from the 17th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1190-1192.
