La Chapelle-Glain

La Chapelle-Glain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.

La Chapelle-Glain
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Chapelle-Glain
La Chapelle-Glain
La Chapelle-Glain
Coordinates: 47°37′26″N 1°11′45″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonChâteaubriant
IntercommunalityCastelbriantais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Poupard
Area
1
34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
812
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44031 /44670
Elevation46–99 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,009    
1806988−2.1%
18211,140+15.4%
18311,128−1.1%
18411,025−9.1%
18511,324+29.2%
18611,284−3.0%
18721,421+10.7%
18811,546+8.8%
18911,555+0.6%
19011,434−7.8%
19111,354−5.6%
19211,200−11.4%
19311,212+1.0%
19461,115−8.0%
19541,143+2.5%
19621,211+5.9%
19681,097−9.4%
1975898−18.1%
1982838−6.7%
1990808−3.6%
1999761−5.8%
2011824+8.3%
2017812−1.5%

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.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Base Mérimée: Château de la Motte-Glain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


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