Arthon-en-Retz (, literally ''Arthon in
Retz
Retz is a town with a population of 4,168 in the Hollabrunn District in Lower Austria, Austria.
Geography
Retz is located in the north western Weinviertel in Lower Austria. The municipality's area covers 45,01 km2. 11.83 percent of this a ...
''; ) is a former
commune in the
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Louére-Atantique''; ; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', ) is a departments of France, department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. ...
department in western
France
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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of
Chaumes-en-Retz.
Arrêté préfectoral
14 December 2015 Arthon-en-Retz is situated 10 km east of Pornic
Pornic (; ''Pornizh'' in Breton, ''Port-Nitz'' in Gallo language, Gallo) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France.
In 1973 the commune of Pornic absorbed the neighbouring munici ...
, 39 km west of Nantes
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and 41 south of Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Oc ...
.
Population
The inhabitants are called ''Arthonnais''.
Personalities
* Mickaël Landreau
Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau (; born 14 May 1979) is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
Landreau hold ...
- footballer (Lille OSC
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)
* Anthony Charteau
Anthony Charteau (born 4 June 1979 in Nantes) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013. His biggest career victory was winning the Mountains classification in the Tour de France in t ...
- cyclist
See also
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References
Former communes of Loire-Atlantique
Populated places disestablished in 2016
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