Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Appearance
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine | |
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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 | Sèvre, Maine et Goulaine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Yves Lecoq |
Area 1 | 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 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 is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.
The inhabitants are Fiacrais.
Situated near Nantes, Saint-Fiacre is surrounded by Muscadet vineyards, between Sèvre Nantaise and Maine rivers.
Geography
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- 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
Demographics
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
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Population | 636 | 651 | 761 | 935 | 935 | 996 | 1147 |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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