Soudan (Loire-Atlantique)

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Soudan
Saoudan
Soudan coat of arms
Soudan (France)
Soudan
region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton Châteaubriant
Community association Châteaubriant-Derval
Coordinates 47 ° 44 ′  N , 1 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 44 ′  N , 1 ° 18 ′  W
height 57-111 m
surface 53.82 km 2
Residents 1,997 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 37 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 44110
INSEE code
Website http://www.soudan44.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Soudan

Soudan ( Breton : Saoudan ) is a French municipality with 1997 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of Châteaubriant . The inhabitants are called Soudanais (es) .

geography

Soudan is located about 49 kilometers south-southeast of Rennes and about 60 kilometers north-northeast of Nantes on the Chère river . Soudan is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Noyal-sur-Brutz in the north and northwest, Villepot in the north, Carbay in the east, Juigné-des-Moutiers in the south and southeast, Erbray in the south and southwest, Châteaubriant in the west and Rougé in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,839 1,831 1,884 2,026 2,072 2.007 2.015 1.991
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Pierre de la Chopinière, Monument historique
  • Saint-Pierre church
  • Dougilard Chapel from the 12th century
  • Le Moulin Roul mansion

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 282-287.

Web links

Commons : Soudan  - collection of images, videos and audio files