Saint-Herblain

Saint-Herblain
The church of Saint-Hermeland, in Saint-Herblain
Coat of arms
Saint-Herblain
Location within Pays de la Loire region Saint-Herblain
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Herblain-Est, Saint-Herblain-Ouest-Indre
Intercommunality	Urban Community of Nantes
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bertrand Affilé
Area1	30.02 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	43,726
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
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.

Saint-Herblain (Breton: Sant-Ervlan) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and lies adjacent to its west side.

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.

Twin cities

Saint-Herblain has town twinning and cooperation agreements with:

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 Ndiaganiao, Senegal Kazanlak, Bulgaria since 2008.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official Web site (French)