Arrondissement of Châteaubriant
Encyclopedia
The arrondissement of Châteaubriant is an arrondissement
of France, located in the Loire-Atlantique
département, in the Pays de la Loire
région
. It has 10 cantons
and 53 communes
.
s, are:
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...
of France, located in the Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
département, in the Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹...
région
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It has 10 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and 53 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
.
Cantons
The cantons of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant are:- Blain
- Châteaubriant
- Derval
- Guémené-Penfao
- Moisdon-la-Rivière
- Nort-sur-Erdre
- Nozay
- Rougé
- Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes
- Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon
Communes
The communes of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant, and their INSEE codeINSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...
s, are:
| 1. Abbaretz Abbaretz Abbaretz is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It lies 50 km north of Nantes and 80 km south of Rennes.The surrounding communes are Nozay, Puceul, Saffré, Joué-sur-Erdre, La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne, Issé and Treffieux.... (44001) |
2. Avessac Avessac Avessac is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44007) |
3. Blain Blain, Loire-Atlantique Blain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.-See also:* Château de Blain* Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44015) |
4. Bouvron Bouvron, Loire-Atlantique Bouvron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:Bouvron is near the following communes : Blain, Fay-de-Bretagne, Guenrouet, Savenay, Campbon and Quilly... (44023) |
| 5. Casson Casson, Loire-Atlantique Casson is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44027) |
6. Châteaubriant Châteaubriant -Coat of arms:Two coats of arms are attributed :*First Pale: Blue, three gold fleurs de lys, Pales split in two by a shortened staff with a red hache.... (44036) |
7. Conquereuil Conquereuil Conquereuil is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44044) |
8. Derval Derval Derval is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales.... (44051) |
| 9. Erbray Erbray Erbray is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44054) |
10. Fay-de-Bretagne Fay-de-Bretagne Fay-de-Bretagne is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44056) |
11. Fercé Fercé Fercé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:The Semnon forms part of the commune's northern border; the Brutz, a tributary of the Semnon, forms all of its southern border.-See also:... (44058) |
12. Fégréac Fégréac Fégréac is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44057) |
| 13. Grand-Auverné Grand-Auverné Grand-Auverné is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44065) |
14. Guémené-Penfao Guémené-Penfao Guémené-Penfao is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The name comes from Breton language "gwen" "menez" , "pen" and "faou" . The main economic activity is agriculture.... (44067) |
15. Héric Héric Héric is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44073) |
16. Issé Issé Issé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44075) |
| 17. Jans Jans Jans is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44076) |
18. Juigné-des-Moutiers Juigné-des-Moutiers Juigné-des-Moutiers is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44078) |
19. La Chapelle-Glain La Chapelle-Glain La Chapelle-Glain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:La Chapelle-Glain is at 31 km north of Ancenis, 55 km west of Angers, at 66 km north-west of Nantes and at 85 km south of Rennes.... (44031) |
20. La Chevallerais La Chevallerais La Chevallerais is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44221) |
| 21. La Grigonnais La Grigonnais La Grigonnais is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44224) |
22. La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44095) |
23. Le Gâvre Le Gâvre Le Gâvre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44062) |
24. Les Touches Les Touches Les Touches is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44205) |
| 25. Louisfert Louisfert Louisfert is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44085) |
26. Lusanger Lusanger Lusanger is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44086) |
27. Marsac-sur-Don Marsac-sur-Don Marsac-sur-Don is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44091) |
28. Massérac Massérac Massérac is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44092) |
| 29. Moisdon-la-Rivière Moisdon-la-Rivière Moisdon-la-Rivière is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44099) |
30. Mouais Mouais Mouais is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:The town is located on the northern edge of the department, on the right bank of the river Chère, which forms most of its southern border.-See also:... (44105) |
31. Nort-sur-Erdre Nort-sur-Erdre Nort-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44110) |
32. Notre-Dame-des-Landes Notre-Dame-des-Landes Notre-Dame-des-Landes is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The commune is the planned site of the new Aéroport du Grand Ouest, intended to replace Nantes Atlantique Airport. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in... (44111) |
| 33. Noyal-sur-Brutz Noyal-sur-Brutz Noyal-sur-Brutz is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:The village lies above the left bank of the river Brutz , which flows westward through the northern part of the commune.... (44112) |
34. Nozay Nozay, Loire-Atlantique Nozay is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44113) |
35. Petit-Auverné Petit-Auverné Petit-Auverné is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44121) |
36. Petit-Mars Petit-Mars Petit-Mars is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44122) |
| 37. Pierric Pierric Pierric is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine.... (44123) |
38. Plessé Plessé Plessé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44128) |
39. Puceul Puceul Puceul is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44138) |
40. Rougé Rougé Rougé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.It lies near Rennes.The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place... (44146) |
| 41. Ruffigné Ruffigné Ruffigné is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44148) |
42. Saffré Saffré Saffré is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44149) |
43. Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:The village is located in the north-western part of the commune, on the right bank of the river Chère, which flows southwestward through the commune.... (44153) |
44. Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*... (44170) |
| 45. Saint-Mars-du-Désert Saint-Mars-du-Désert, Loire-Atlantique Saint-Mars-du-Désert is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*... (44179) |
46. Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The surrounding communities are Avessac and Fégréac in Loire-Atlantique, Rieux and Saint-Jean-la-Poterie in Morbihan, Redon and Sainte-Marie in Ille-et-Vilaine.... (44185) |
47. Saint-Vincent-des-Landes Saint-Vincent-des-Landes Saint-Vincent-des-Landes is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*... (44193) |
48. Sion-les-Mines Sion-les-Mines Sion-les-Mines is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References in popular culture:It has been mistakenly believed to have been the inspiration for the name of the association Priory of Sion, that was actually named after the mountain Montagne-de-Sion near Annemasse... (44197) |
| 49. Soudan Soudan, Loire-Atlantique Soudan is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:The river Verzée rises in the north-western part of the commune, then flows eastward through its northern part; the river Chère rises in the southern part of the commune, then flows northwestward through its western... (44199) |
50. Soulvache Soulvache Soulvache is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Geography:The Brutz forms all of the commune's western border, then flows into the Semnon, which forms all of its northern border.... (44200) |
51. Treffieux Treffieux Treffieux is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44208) |
52. Vay Vay, Loire-Atlantique Vay is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... (44214) |
| 53. Villepot Villepot Villepot is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... (44218) |