La Chapelle-Glain
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  La Chapelle-Glain | ||
| Coordinates: 47°37′26″N 1°11′45″W / 47.6239°N 1.1958°WCoordinates: 47°37′26″N 1°11′45″W / 47.6239°N 1.1958°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant | |
| Canton | Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes | |
| Intercommunality | Castelbriantais | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Poupard | |
| Area1 | 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 824 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44031 / 44670 | |
| Elevation | 46–99 m (151–325 ft) | |
| Website | www.cc-castelbriantais.fr | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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La Chapelle-Glain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.
Geography
La Chapelle-Glain is 31 km north of Ancenis, 55 km west of Angers, 66 km north-west 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.
Monuments and sights
- The Château de la Motte-Glain is a 15th-century castle, remodelled in the 17th century.[1]
- The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul contains a number of sculptures, pictures and other onjects that are listed as historic items by the French Ministry of Culture.
See also
References
- ↑ Ministry of Culture: Château de la Motte-Glain (French)
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