Abbaretz

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Abbaretz
Abbaretz
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Abbaretz
Administration
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant
Canton	Nozay
Intercommunality	Région de Nozay
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Possoz (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	26–91 m (85–299 ft)
Land area1	61.76 km² (23.85 sq mi)
Population2	1,747  (2006)
- Density	28 /km2 (73 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	44001/ 44170
Website	http://www.abbaretz.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°33′12″N 1°31′50″W / 47.5533°N 1.5306°W / 47.5533; -1.5306

Abbaretz (Abarrez in Breton) 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.

Demography

1954: 2183 inhabitants

1962: 1994 inhabitants

1968: 2007 inhabitants

1975: 1828 inhabitants

1982: 1647 inhabitants

1990: 1572 inhabitants

1999: 1511 inhabitants

Places and monuments

Site of the pewter mine. The area was known for its tin production into the 1960s but it has been converted to recreational purposes.

The lake that was produced from tin extraction is used for water skiing while the slag heap provides a scenic view and para-sailing opportunities.

Chestnut tree of the Nonneries: classified tree (it is 800 years old)

Forges of the Jahotière.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

External links

• Web-site of the commune
• Abbaretz on the web-site of the IGN (maps...)
• Abbaretz on the Insee web-site (economic, demography, studies on the commune...)
• Abbaretz on the web-site of the Quid (touristic informations...)
• The bordering communes of Abbaretz
• Abbaretz on a France Map

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