La Chapelle-des-Marais

La Chapelle-des-Marais 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.[2]

La Chapelle-des-Marais
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of La Chapelle-des-Marais
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Coordinates: 47°26′53″N 2°14′25″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Guérande
Intercommunality	région nazairienne et l'estuaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Hervy
Area ^1	18.05 km^2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,185
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44030 /44410
Elevation	0–11 m (0–36 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 the agriculture.[3]

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,500	—
1806	1,537	+2.5%
1821	1,753	+14.1%
1831	1,855	+5.8%
1841	1,882	+1.5%
1851	1,980	+5.2%
1861	2,142	+8.2%
1872	2,092	−2.3%
1881	2,039	−2.5%
1891	2,164	+6.1%
1901	2,174	+0.5%
1911	2,328	+7.1%
1921	2,244	−3.6%
1931	2,221	−1.0%
1946	2,285	+2.9%
1954	2,295	+0.4%
1962	2,476	+7.9%
1968	2,550	+3.0%
1975	2,767	+8.5%
1982	3,037	+9.8%
1990	3,206	+5.6%
1999	2,952	−7.9%
2009	3,671	+24.4%
2017	4,185	+14.0%

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[4] and play at the Stade Municipal de la Perriere.

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Localiser la Chapelle des Marais".
3. "L'histoire de la Chapelle des Marais".
4. "L'historique du club". fccm44.fr. Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• FC La Chapelle-des-Marais
• Parc naturel régional de Brière