Arthon-en-Retz | |
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Part of Chaumes-en-Retz | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Arthon-en-Retz  | |
  Arthon-en-Retz  Arthon-en-Retz | |
| Coordinates: 47°07′02″N 1°56′15″W / 47.1172°N 1.9375°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Pornic |
| Commune | Chaumes-en-Retz |
| Area 1 | 39.24 km2 (15.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 4,256 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44320 |
| Elevation | 1–61 m (3.3–200.1 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arthon-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [aʁtɔ̃ ɑ̃ ʁɛ], literally Arthon in Retz; Breton: Arzhon-Raez) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Chaumes-en-Retz.[2] Arthon-en-Retz is situated 10 km east of Pornic, 39 km west of Nantes and 41 south of Saint-Nazaire.