Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
	Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
	Coordinates: 47°08′39″N 1°24′56″W / 47.1442°N 1.4156°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Vertou
Intercommunality	CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Danièle Gadais
Area 1	5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,241
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44159 /44690
Elevation	2–53 m (6.6–173.9 ft) ; (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fjakʁ syʁ mɛn] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Fiacre on Maine; Template:Lang-br) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.^[3]

The inhabitants are Fiacrais.

Situated near Nantes, Saint-Fiacre is surrounded by Muscadet vineyards, between the rivers Sèvre Nantaise and Maine.

Geography

More of 80% of this commune is covered in vines, more than any other in France. There are more than 30 vine growers.
The communes bordering Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine are: Vertou, La Haie-Fouassière, Château-Thébaud and Maisdon-sur-Sèvre.

History

Saint-Hilaire-du-Coing (Sanctus Hilarius del Cugno), was founded in the 6th century, becoming Saint-Fiacre-du-Coing (and Saint-Fiacre) in the 16th century because of pilgrimages to view the saint's statue.

Twin towns

Saint Fiacre sur Maine has a town twinning agreement with

Echichens (Switzerland) since 1977

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	636	—
1968	651	+2.4%
1975	761	+16.9%
1982	935	+22.9%
1990	935	+0.0%
1999	996	+6.5%
2007	1,147	+15.2%
2017	1,207	+5.2%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file

External links

Official website

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

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