Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Commune
	A general view of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
	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	Sèvre, Maine et Goulaine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Yves Lecoq
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 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

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.