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Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine

Coordinates: 47°08′39″N 1°24′56″W / 47.1442°N 1.4156°W / 47.1442; -1.4156
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Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Location of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Map
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine is located in France
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
Coordinates: 47°08′39″N 1°24′56″W / 47.1442°N 1.4156°W / 47.1442; -1.4156
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonVertou
IntercommunalityCA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Danièle Gadais[1]
Area
1
5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,241
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44159 /44690
Elevation2–53 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; Breton: Sant-Fieg-ar-Mewan) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.[3]

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

Geography

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Saint-Fiacre-Sur-Maine in Loire-Atlantique

History

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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

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Saint Fiacre sur Maine has a town twinning agreement with

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 651—    
1975 761+2.26%
1982 935+2.99%
1990 935+0.00%
1999 996+0.70%
2007 1,162+1.95%
2012 1,165+0.05%
2017 1,207+0.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

The inhabitants are known as Fiacrais in French.

See also

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References

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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.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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