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Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
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The priory of the old abbey, now converted into a tourist office
The priory of the old abbey, now converted into a tourist office
Coat of arms of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Map
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalityGrand Lieu
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Monique Rabin
Area
1
58.81 km2 (22.71 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
6,253
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44188 /44310
Elevation0–51 m (0–167 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It's about 400 km southwest of Paris, via Chartres, Le Mans, Angers, and Nantes.

Vicomte Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix, a Lieutenant in the Free French Forces who died (13 May 1941), reposes in the local cemetery. He was first buried at Gibraltar, having been shot down near there.[1]

His daughter is the American writer Francine du Plessix Gray.[2]

See also

Vicomte du Plessis (x) died on 30 June 1940 – he and three comrades had appropriated a Glenn Martin plane and were attempting to land in Gibraltar when they were shot down by the Spanish. All four were interred in the War Graves section of the North Cemetery on the Rock. After the war the remains of the Vicomte were repatriated to France and buried in the church of St. Philbert

References

  1. ^ "Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix". Ordre de la Libération (in French). 7 July 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Flint, Peter B. (29 April 1991). "Tatiana du Plessix Liberman Dies; Leading Designer of Hats Was 84". New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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