Vallet
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Nantes | |
Canton | Vallet (main town) | |
Community association | Sèvre et Loire | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 10 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W | |
height | 6-98 m | |
surface | 58.96 km 2 | |
Residents | 9,015 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 153 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 44330 | |
INSEE code | 44212 | |
Website | http://www.cc-vallet.fr/ | |
Notre-Dame church in Vallet |
Vallet is a commune with 9015 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Nantes and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Vallet . The inhabitants are called Valletais .
geography
Vallet is on the Sanguèze . Vallet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Remaudière in the north and northeast, La Regrippière in the east, Sèvremoine in the southeast, Mouzillon in the south, Le Pallet in the southwest, La Chapelle-Heulin in the west and Le Landreau in the northwest.
Route Nationale 249 and the former Route Nationale 756 and 763 pass through the municipality .
Vallet is located in the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine wine region .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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Residents | 4,476 | 4,603 | 4,984 | 5,717 | 6.116 | 6,807 | 7,906 | 8,549 |
Community partnerships
- Alcester , Warwickshire (England), United Kingdom
- San Asensio , La Rioja, Spain
- Santo Amaro , Portugal
Attractions
- Château de la Noë Bel-Air, built between 1835 and 1837, monument historique since 1974/1998/1999
- Château du Cleray
- Château de Vénéran
- Château de la Pommeraie
- Château de Fromenteau
- Honoré windmill from the 18th century
- Bois Benoît manor from the 15th century
- Neo-Gothic Notre-Dame Church from the 19th century
- Sauvionnière and de la Boutinière chapels 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. 1294-1299.
Web links
Commons : Vallet (Loire-Atlantique) - Collection of images, videos and audio files