La Chapelle-Glain

La Chapelle-Glain (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ɡlɛ̃] (listen); Breton: Chapel-Glenn) 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
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Poupard
Area
1
34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
798
 • Density23/km2 (60/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%
YearPop.±%
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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Base Mérimée: Château de la Motte-Glain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


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