Le Pallet
Le Pallet | |
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Location of Le Pallet  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Vallet |
| Intercommunality | Communes de Vallet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre-André Perrouin |
| Area 1 | 11.75 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | 2,650 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44117 /44330 |
| Elevation | 2–52 m (6.6–170.6 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Pallet is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.
It lies on the Sèvre Nantaise river.
Notable people
Le Pallet is notable as the birthplace of Peter Abelard (1079–1142), the medieval scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. Abelard is best known for the story of his affair with and love for his student Héloïse.[1]
Freddy Adam, called "Strawberry" is a breeder hens and gallinaceans, born in Le Pallet.
See also
References
- ^ "Peter Abelard (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)". Stanford University. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
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