La Chapelle-des-Marais

La Chapelle-des-Marais La Chapèll-dez-Marèsc (Gallo) Chapel-ar-Genioù (Breton)
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 / 47.4481°N 2.2403°W / 47.4481; -2.2403
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Guérande
Intercommunality	CA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Hervy[1]
Area ^1	18.05 km^2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,424
• Density	245.1/km^2 (634.8/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.

La Chapelle-des-Marais (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl de maʁɛ] ^ⓘ; Gallo: La Chapèll-dez-Marèsc, Breton: Chapel-ar-Geunioù) 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.^[3]

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 agriculture.^[4]

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,500 —     1821 1,753 +0.56% 1846 1,957 +0.44% 1872 2,092 +0.26% 1901 2,174 +0.13% 1926 2,225 +0.09% 1946 2,285 +0.13% 1962 2,476 +0.50%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,550 +0.49% 1975 2,767 +1.17% 1982 3,037 +1.34% 1990 3,206 +0.68% 1999 2,955 −0.90% 2007 3,356 +1.60% 2012 3,901 +3.06% 2017 4,185 +1.42%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

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^[7] and play at the Stade Municipal de la Perriere.

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Localiser la Chapelle des Marais".
4. "L'histoire de la Chapelle des Marais".
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Chapelle-des-Marais, EHESS (in French).
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
7. "L'historique du club". fccm44.fr. Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

See also

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