Le Cellier (French pronunciation: [lə sɛlje] ; Gallo: L'Çelier, Breton: Keller) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Le Cellier
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Location of Le Cellier  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°19′13″N 1°20′43″W / 47.3203°N 1.3453°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Nort-sur-Erdre |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Morel[1] |
Area 1 | 35.99 km2 (13.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,992 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44028 /44850 |
| Dialling codes | 0240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Sights
editThe commune lies on the north bank of the river Loire; this spot offers magnificent views.
The Château de Clermont, built between 1643 and 1649 by the Chenu, an old French family, was acquired by the Maupassant family. At the end of his life, the actor Louis de Funès came to live in the castle, which had been inherited by his wife, a descendant of the Maupassants.
In 2013 the mansion became a museum dedicated to Funes. The banks of the Loire were also visited by the poet René-Guy Cadou or the painter William Turner.
The Folies-Siffait are strange vestiges of architecture from the nineteenth century, hanging gardens overlooking the Loire River.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Cellier, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ http://pagesperso-orange.fr/ligerien.christian/LES FOLIES SIFFFAIT.htm
- ^ "Les Folies Siffait, un empire pour une demoiselle de Jean-Gabriel Bouchaud, Coiffard".
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