Missillac
Appearance
Missillac | |
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Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Saint-Gildas-des-Bois |
Intercommunality | Pays de Pont-Château - Saint-Gildas-des-Bois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Lelièvre |
Area 1 | 59.55 km2 (22.99 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | 4,474 |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Missillacais, Missillacaises |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44098 /44780 |
Elevation | 0–63 m (0–207 ft) |
Website | www.cc-paysdepontchateau.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Missillac (Merzhelieg in Breton) is a commune located in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France.
Geography
Missillac is located at the North-Western edge of Loire-Atlantique at the limit of the Morbihan. 25 km of Saint-Nazaire, 65 km North-West of Nantes and 25 km south of Redon. The villages or communes bordering Missillac are Séverac, Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne, La Chapelle-des-Marais, Herbignac, Pontchâteau. According to the established ranking by INSEE in 1999, Missillac is a rural district which belongs to Saint-Nazaire. Missillac belongs to the traditional country of Brière. The commune is crossed by the expressway Nantes-Vannes.
See also
- La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Parc naturel régional de Brière
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