Le Cellier

Le Cellier (French: [lə.sɛlje] (listen)) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Le Cellier
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Le Cellier
Le Cellier
Le Cellier
Coordinates: 47°19′13″N 1°20′43″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonNort-sur-Erdre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Morel
Area
1
35.99 km2 (13.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,793
  Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44028 /44850
Dialling codes0240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,496    
18061,842+23.1%
18212,220+20.5%
18312,167−2.4%
18412,161−0.3%
18512,387+10.5%
18612,243−6.0%
18722,266+1.0%
18812,345+3.5%
18912,586+10.3%
19012,532−2.1%
19112,573+1.6%
19212,052−20.2%
19311,835−10.6%
19461,898+3.4%
19541,851−2.5%
19621,836−0.8%
19681,844+0.4%
19752,035+10.4%
19822,681+31.7%
19903,139+17.1%
19993,449+9.9%
20093,618+4.9%
20173,793+4.8%

Sights

The commune lies on the north bank of the Loire River; this spot offers magnificent views.

Château de Clermont

The Château de Clermont, built between 1643 and 1649 by the Chenu, an old French family, was acquired by the Maupassant family. At the end of his life, the actor Louis de Funès came to live in the castle, which had been inherited by his wife, a descendant of the Maupassants.

Tomb of Louis de Funès

In 2013 the mansion became a museum dedicated to Funes. The banks of the Loire were also visited by the poet René-Guy Cadou or the painter William Turner.

The Folies-Siffait are strange vestiges of architecture from the nineteenth century, hanging gardens overlooking the Loire River.[2][3]

References

See also


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