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Saint Fiacre sur Maine

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Loire-Atlantique

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
1,162 (2007)

Arrondissement
  
Nantes

Region
  
Pays de la Loire

Canton
  
Vertou-Vignoble

Area
  
5.97 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:21 PM

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine

Intercommunality
  
Sèvre, Maine et Goulaine

Weather
  
16°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 59% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Domaine Louis Métairea, Chateau Du Coing, Gadais Père et Fils EARL, Chéreau Carré, Domaine Martin

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.

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Map of 44690 Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine, France

The inhabitants are Fiacrais.

Situated near Nantes, Saint-Fiacre is surrounded by Muscadet vineyards, between Sèvre Nantaise and Maine rivers.

Geography

  • More of 80% of this commune is covered in vines, more than any other in France. There are more than 30 vine growers.
  • The communes bordering Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine are: Vertou, La Haie-Fouassière, Château-Thébaud and Maisdon-sur-Sèvre.

    • History

    Saint-Hilaire-du-Coing (Sanctus Hilarius del Cugno), was founded in the 6th century, becoming Saint-Fiacre-du-Coing (and Saint-Fiacre) in the 16th century because of pilgrimages to view the saint's statue.

    Twin towns

    Saint Fiacre sur Maine has a town twinning agreement with

  • Echichens (Switzerland) since 1977

    • References

    Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine Wikipedia
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