Missillac

Missillac (French: [misijak] (listen); Merzhelieg in Breton) is a commune located in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France.

Missillac
Commune
L'église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul.
Location of Missillac
Missillac
Missillac
Coordinates: 47°28′59″N 2°09′28″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonPontchâteau
IntercommunalityPays de Pont-Château - Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Mogan
Area
1
59.55 km2 (22.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,342
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Missillacais, Missillacaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44098 /44780
Elevation0–63 m (0–207 ft)
Websitewww.cc-paysdepontchateau.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Missillac is located at the North-Western edge of Loire-Atlantique at the limit of the Morbihan. 25 km of Saint-Nazaire, 65 km North-West of Nantes and 25 km south of Redon. The villages or communes bordering Missillac are Séverac, Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne, La Chapelle-des-Marais, Herbignac, Pontchâteau. According to the established ranking by INSEE in 1999, Missillac is a rural district which belongs to Saint-Nazaire. Missillac belongs to the traditional country of Brière. The commune is crossed by the expressway Nantes-Vannes.

See also



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