La Chapelle-Glain
La Chapelle-Glain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.
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| Coordinates: 47°37′26″N 1°11′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Châteaubriant |
| Intercommunality | Castelbriantais |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Poupard |
| Area 1 | 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 812 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44031 /44670 |
| Elevation | 46–99 m (151–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
La Chapelle-Glain is 31 km north of Ancenis, 55 km west of Angers, 66 km northwest of Nantes and 85 km south of Rennes.
The bordering communes are Juigné-des-Moutiers, Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes, Petit-Auverné, Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes and Le Pin in Loire-Atlantique, and Challain-la-Potherie and Saint-Michel-et-Chanveaux in the neighboring department of the Maine-et-Loire.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,009 | — |
| 1806 | 988 | −2.1% |
| 1821 | 1,140 | +15.4% |
| 1831 | 1,128 | −1.1% |
| 1841 | 1,025 | −9.1% |
| 1851 | 1,324 | +29.2% |
| 1861 | 1,284 | −3.0% |
| 1872 | 1,421 | +10.7% |
| 1881 | 1,546 | +8.8% |
| 1891 | 1,555 | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 1,434 | −7.8% |
| 1911 | 1,354 | −5.6% |
| 1921 | 1,200 | −11.4% |
| 1931 | 1,212 | +1.0% |
| 1946 | 1,115 | −8.0% |
| 1954 | 1,143 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 1,211 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 1,097 | −9.4% |
| 1975 | 898 | −18.1% |
| 1982 | 838 | −6.7% |
| 1990 | 808 | −3.6% |
| 1999 | 761 | −5.8% |
| 2011 | 824 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 812 | −1.5% |
Sights
- The Château de la Motte-Glain is a 15th-century castle, remodelled in the 17th century.[2]
- The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul contains a number of sculptures, pictures and other objects that are listed as historic items by the French Ministry of Culture.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Base Mérimée: Château de la Motte-Glain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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