Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sebastjɛ̃ syʁ lwaʁ], literally Saint-Sébastien on Loire; Breton: Sant-Sebastian-an-Enk) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.[3]
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Sant-Sebastian-an-Enk (Breton) | |
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 Loire River | |
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Location of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire  | |
  Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire  Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′29″N 1°30′05″W / 47.2081°N 1.5014°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Turquois[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.66 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 28,283 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44190 /44230 |
| Elevation | 2–33 m (6.6–108.3 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the southeast, across the river Loire. It has two railway stations on the line to Clisson: Saint-Sébastien-Pas-Enchantés and Saint-Sébastien-Frêne-Rond.
The territory of the commune was occupied at the earliest 3,000 years before our era.
During the Revolution, despite its proximity to Nantes, the commune sided massively against the Republic and joined the Vendée insurrection of March 1793.
Population
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Twin towns - sister cities
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is twinned with:[6]
Personalities
- Héloïse Adelaïde Letissier(born 1 June 1988) (age 31), professionally known as Christine and the Queens or simply Chris, is a French singer, songwriter and producer.
- Clara Hervouet
- Giovanni Sio (born 31 March 1989), footballer
- Nates Geovannie, rugby player
See also
References
External links
- Official website Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire.