Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Sant-Filberzh-Deaz | |
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 The priory of the old abbey, now converted into a tourist office | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu  | |
  Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu  Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′09″N 1°38′19″W / 47.0358°N 1.6386°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu |
| Intercommunality | Grand Lieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stephan Beaugé[1] |
| Area 1 | 58.81 km2 (22.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,388 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44188 /44310 |
| Elevation | 0–51 m (0–167 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filbɛʁ də ɡʁɑ̃ ljø]; Breton: Sant-Filberzh-Deaz) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.[3]
It is about 400 km southwest of Paris, via Chartres, Le Mans, Angers, and Nantes. The town is twinned with the Welsh suburb of Radyr in Cardiff, Wales's Capital.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,341 | — |
| 1975 | 3,633 | +1.20% |
| 1982 | 4,255 | +2.28% |
| 1990 | 5,159 | +2.44% |
| 1999 | 6,253 | +2.16% |
| 2007 | 7,465 | +2.24% |
| 2012 | 8,434 | +2.47% |
| 2017 | 8,921 | +1.13% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Vicomte Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix, a lieutenant in the Free French Forces, reposes in the local cemetery. He died along with three comrades on 30 June 1940 when they were shot down by the Spanish while attempting to land their aircraft in Gibraltar. He was first buried at Gibraltar, and was reinterred in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu. He was awarded Compagnon de la Libération posthumously in May 1941.[5]
His daughter is the American writer Francine du Plessix Gray.[6]
