Thouaré-sur-Loire

Thouaré-sur-Loire (Breton “Tarvieg”) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Thouaré-sur-Loire
The church of Saint-Vincent
Coat of arms
Location of Thouaré-sur-Loire
Thouaré-sur-Loire
Thouaré-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°16′06″N 1°26′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonCarquefou
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
  MayorSerge Mounier
Area
1
12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
10,025
  Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44204 /44470
Elevation1–73 m (3.3–239.5 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Origin of the name

The origins of Thouaré are not certain. According to certain hypotheses, the foundation of the city was due to a Roman legionnaire by the name of Taurus or Tauraicus, who had been given a rich villa in the area. Another is that it is due to a Celtic god, worshipped in this part of Gaul, by the name of Taur.

The name of Thouaré appears for the first time in the chart of Louis le Gros in 1123. His orthography differs due to successive editors: Thoaré, Thoyré, Touaré, Thoaret, Thoairé, then finally Thouaré.

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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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