Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Sant-Filberzh-Deaz
Commune
The priory of the old abbey, now converted into a tourist office
The priory of the old abbey, now converted into a tourist office
Coat of arms of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu is located in France
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Coordinates: 47°02′09″N 1°38′19″W / 47.0358°N 1.6386°W / 47.0358; -1.6386
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalityGrand Lieu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stephan Beaugé[1]
Area
1
58.81 km2 (22.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
9,388
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44188 /44310
Elevation0–51 m (0–167 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filbɛʁ də ɡʁɑ̃ ljø]; Breton: Sant-Filberzh-Deaz) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.[3]

It is about 400 km southwest of Paris, via Chartres, Le Mans, Angers, and Nantes. The town is twinned with the Welsh suburb of Radyr in Cardiff, Wales's Capital.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,341—    
1975 3,633+1.20%
1982 4,255+2.28%
1990 5,159+2.44%
1999 6,253+2.16%
2007 7,465+2.24%
2012 8,434+2.47%
2017 8,921+1.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

Vicomte Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix, a lieutenant in the Free French Forces, reposes in the local cemetery. He died along with three comrades on 30 June 1940 when they were shot down by the Spanish while attempting to land their aircraft in Gibraltar. He was first buried at Gibraltar, and was reinterred in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu. He was awarded Compagnon de la Libération posthumously in May 1941.[5]

His daughter is the American writer Francine du Plessix Gray.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ "Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix". Ordre de la Libération (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Flint, Peter B. (29 April 1991). "Tatiana du Plessix Liberman Dies; Leading Designer of Hats Was 84". New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
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