Soulvache

Soulvache Soulvac'h
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Châteaubriant
Community association	Châteaubriant-Derval
Coordinates	47 ° 50 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 50 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  W
height	37-109 m
surface	11.27 km 2
Residents	350 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	44660
INSEE code	44200
Town hall (Mairie) of Soulvache

Soulvache ( Breton : Soulvac'h ) is a French municipality with 350 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 and the canton of Châteaubriant (until 2015: canton of Rougé ). The inhabitants are called Soulvachais .

geography

Soulvache is the northernmost municipality in the Loire-Atlantique department. It is located about 68 kilometers north of Nantes and about 35 kilometers southeast of Rennes . The Brutz limits the community in the west and the Semnon in the north. Soulvache is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thourie in the north, Fercé in the east, Rougé in the south and Teillay in the west and southwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	634	582	502	430	402	402	393	372
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Old Saint-Jean church
• Saint-Jacques church from the mid-19th century
• Saint-Fiacre chapel from the 17th century

Saint-Jacques church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1028-1032.

Web links

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