Villeneuve-en-Retz
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Villeneuve-en-Retz Kernevez-Raez |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Machecoul | |
| Community association | Sud Retz Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 54 ′ W | |
| height | 0-42 m | |
| surface | 73.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,929 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44580 | |
| INSEE code | 44021 | |
Villeneuve-en-Retz ( Breton : Kernevez-Raez ) is a French municipality with 4929 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 Saint-Nazaire and is part of the canton of Machecoul . The inhabitants are called Villeneuretziens .
The municipality was formed as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2016 by merging the former municipalities of Bourgneuf-en-Retz and Fresnay-en-Retz .
geography
Villeneuve-en-Retz is located about 33 kilometers southwest of Nantes in the Pays de Retz landscape on the border with the Pays Nantais near the Atlantic coast . Here the wine is produced in the Gros Plant du Pays Nantais growing area . Villeneuve-en-Retz is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pornic in the north and north-west, Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons in the north, Sainte-Pazanne in the north and north-east, Saint-Même-le-Tenu in the east, Machecoul in the south and south-east, Bois-de-Céné in the south, Bouin in the west and southwest and Les Moutiers-en-Retz in the west.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
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| Bourgneuf-en-Retz (seat) | 44021 | 53.19 | 3,626 |
| Fresnay-en-Retz | 44059 | 20.49 | 1,305 |
Attractions
In Bourgneuf-en-Retz
- megalith
- Notre-Dame de Bon-Port church, rebuilt in the 19th century
- 19th century neo-Gothic church in Saint-Cyr-en-Retz
- Museum of the Pays de Retz
- The harbor in Port du Collet
- Le Collet Castle from the 12th century
- L'Arzelier Mill
- Noë-Briord's mansion, reconstructed in 1888
In Fresnay-en-Retz
- Notre-Dame church from the 17th century
- La Salle Castle
Personalities
- François de La Noue (1531–1591), Huguenot leader, lord of Noë-Briord
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016