La Chapelle-des-Marais
La Chapèll-dez-Marèsc (Gallo)
Chapel-ar-Genioù (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of La Chapelle-des-Marais
Coat of arms
Location of La Chapelle-des-Marais
Map
La Chapelle-des-Marais is located in France
La Chapelle-des-Marais
La Chapelle-des-Marais
La Chapelle-des-Marais is located in Pays de la Loire
La Chapelle-des-Marais
La Chapelle-des-Marais
Coordinates: 47°26′53″N 2°14′25″W / 47.4481°N 2.2403°W / 47.4481; -2.2403
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonGuérande
IntercommunalityCA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Hervy[1]
Area
1
18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,386
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44030 /44410
Elevation0–11 m (0–36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-des-Marais (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl de maʁɛ] ⓘ; Gallo: La Chapèll-dez-Marèsc, Breton: Chapel-ar-Geunioù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.La Chapelle-des-Marais is located 25 km north of Saint-Nazaire, 42 km south of Redon, 57 km east of Vannes and 67 km west of Nantes. The neighboring municipalities of La Chapelle-des-Marais are Herbignac, Saint-Joachim, Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne and Missillac.[3]

History

The territory of La Chapelle-des-Marais commune has two distinct parts: the "mainland" where the village developed and which is home to some "small villages" and the marsh surrounding the Mayun peninsula and the twin islands of Camer-Camerun.

In 1846, the region had 1,900 inhabitants. Two-thirds of them worked and lived in the two large villages of Mayun and Camer-Camerun. With 330 inhabitants, the Bourg only gathered 17% of the total population. It contained the church, the school, and the few services and businesses necessary for the economic and social life of a territory whose main activities were related to agriculture.[4]

The village is twinned with the village of Ingleton in North Yorkshire.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,500—    
1821 1,753+0.56%
1846 1,957+0.44%
1872 2,092+0.26%
1901 2,174+0.13%
1926 2,225+0.09%
1946 2,285+0.13%
1962 2,476+0.50%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,550+0.49%
1975 2,767+1.17%
1982 3,037+1.34%
1990 3,206+0.68%
1999 2,955−0.90%
2007 3,356+1.60%
2012 3,901+3.06%
2017 4,185+1.42%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Sports

The city has one association football team, FC La Chapelle-des-Marais, playing in Group H of the Championnat de France amateur 2, the 5th division of the French football league system. They play in pink shirts, black shorts, and black socks. They were founded in 1989[7] and play at the Stade Municipal de la Perriere.

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Localiser la Chapelle des Marais".
  4. ^ "L'histoire de la Chapelle des Marais".
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Chapelle-des-Marais, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ "L'historique du club". fccm44.fr. Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

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