Thouaré-sur-Loire
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Thouaré-sur-Loire Tarvieg |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Carquefou | |
| Community association | Nantes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 16 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 1-73 m | |
| surface | 12.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 10,025 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 786 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44470 | |
| INSEE code | 44204 | |
| Website | http://www.thouare.fr/ | |
 Saint Vincent Church |
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Thouaré-sur-Loire ( Breton : Tarvieg ) is a commune with 10,025 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Thouaré-sur-Loire belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantes and is part of the canton of Carquefou . The inhabitants are called Thouaréen (ne) s .
geography
Thouaré-sur-Loire is located on the northern (right) bank of the Loire about ten kilometers northeast of Nantes . The municipality is surrounded by Carquefou in the north and north-west, Mauves-sur-Loire in the east and north-east, Saint-Julien-de-Concelles in the south and south-east and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire in the west.
The northern municipal boundary forms the former route national 23bis .
The place has a train station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway line .
history
The place is mentioned for the first time as Thouaré in 1123 , its prehistory is lost in legends.
Community partnerships
Thouaré-sur-Loire has had a community partnership with Homberg in Hesse (Germany) since 1981 .
Population development
- 1793: 1.063
- 1821: 889
- 1851: 1.004
- 1881: 1.027
- 1901: 988
- 1921: 1.007
- 1936: 1,133
- 1946: 1,336
- 1962: 1,709
- 1968: 1.974
- 1975: 2,887
- 1982: 4,505
- 1990: 5.140
- 1999: 6,660
- 2006: 7,375
- 2011: 7,886
since 1962 only residents with primary residence
Attractions
- Saint-Vincent Church, neo-Gothic sacred building from 1856
- Château de la Picauderie, domain with about two hectares, built in the classical style in 1773 for Jean-Baptiste Ceineray
- Château de la Hillière, with a park of eight hectares, was built in neoclassical style and was used by the brothers of Saint Gabriel until 1952
- Château de Thouaré, built in the 10th century on the remains of the Gallo-Roman settlement
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 233-239.
