Chaumes-en-Retz
Kalaved-Raez (Breton) | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 47°06′58″N 1°56′31″W / 47.116°N 1.942°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Pornic and Machecoul-Saint-Même |
Intercommunality | Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Drouet[1] |
Area 1 | 76.55 km2 (29.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,184 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44005 /44320, 44680 |
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. |
Chaumes-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [ʃom ɑ̃ ʁɛ] , literally Chaumes in Retz; Breton: Kalaved-Raez) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Arthon-en-Retz and Chéméré.[3]