Saint-Herblain
| Saint-Herblain Saent-Erbelaen (Gallo) Sant-Ervlan (Breton) |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Saint-Herblain-1 and 2 | |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Affilé[1] | |
| Area1 | 30.02 km2 (11.59 sq mi) | |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44162 / 44800 | |
| Elevation | 1–64 m (3.3–210.0 ft) | |
| 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. | ||
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Saint-Herblain (fr; Gallo: Saent-Erbelaen, Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., br) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire, France.[2]
It is the largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and lies adjacent to its west side.
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History
The commune is named after the 7th-century AD Saint Hermeland (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. and other names; Hermelandus in Breton and Latin), abbot and confessor under the Frankish king Chlothar III.
Population
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Breton language
In 2008, 0,36% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. The school network in Breton Diwan has opened a college in Saint-Herblain, the first in the area.
Transport
The Gare de Basse-Indre-Saint-Herblain railway station is served by regional trains between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.
Buildings and structures
- 110 metres tall telecommunication tower built of concrete Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Twin towns - sister cities
Saint-Herblain is twinned with:[5]
Sankt Ingbert, Germany, since 1981
Waterford City, Ireland, since 1986 where a housing estate is named after the suburb, St Herblain Park
Viladecans, Spain, since 1991
N'Diaganiao, Senegal
Kazanlak, Bulgaria, since 2008
Cleja, Romania
See also
References
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- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Herblain, EHESS. Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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