Les Sorinières
| Les Sorinières | ||
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The menhir of Haute-Lande | ||
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  Les Sorinières | ||
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Les Sorinières | ||
| Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 1°31′43″W / 47.1472°N 1.5286°WCoordinates: 47°08′50″N 1°31′43″W / 47.1472°N 1.5286°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Vertou | |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Couturier | |
| Area1 | 13.02 km2 (5.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 7,251 | |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44198 / 44840 | |
| Elevation | 3–44 m (9.8–144.4 ft) | |
| Website | http://www.ville-sorinieres.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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Les Sorinières is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
It is the location of the Abbaye de Villeneuve, where the tomb of Constance, Duchess of Brittany and her husband Guy of Thouars can be found.
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