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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Gétigné Jestniyaé (Gallo)
Yestinieg (Breton)
Commune
Villa Garenne LemotVilla Garenne Lemot
Coat of arms of GétignéCoat of arms
Location of Gétigné
Gétigné is located in FranceGétignéGétignéShow map of FranceGétigné is located in Pays de la LoireGétignéGétignéShow map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°04′35″N 1°14′54″W / 47.0764°N 1.2483°W / 47.0764; -1.2483
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonClisson
IntercommunalityCA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Guillot
Area23.97 km (9.25 sq mi)
Population3,770
 • Density160/km (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code44063 /44190
Elevation13–97 m (43–318 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gétigné (French pronunciation: [ʒetiɲe]; Gallo: Jestniyaé, Breton: Yestinieg) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

It was part of the Brittany-Poitou Marches, and is located in the Nantes vineyard. It forms with three contiguous communes the urban unit of Clisson.

Geography

The neighboring municipalities of Gétigné are Clisson and Boussay in Loire-Atlantique, Sèvremoine in Maine-et-Loire, and Cugand in Vendée. Gétigné occupies an indentation of Loire-Atlantique between Vendée and Maine-et-Loire.

History

The parish of Gétigné was founded in the Middle Ages around the twelfth century. In 1409, Gétigné joined the Brittany-Poitou Marches. Its crossroads of Anjou, Brittany and Poitou contribute to the economic and military development of the parish. The two rivers Moine and Sèvre saw the development of activities related to the use of hydropower with the presence of many mills.

Since the Middle Ages, Gétigné has a church Sainte Radegonde near an abbey of the same name. The castle of La Roche is built by the lords of Clisson (including Olivier II) around the fourteenth century. The castle is bought in 1461 by Marguerite d'Orléans, wife of Richard d'Étampes for his son, the Duke of Brittany Francis II.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,000—    
1821 1,673−2.06%
1846 2,354+1.38%
1872 2,195−0.27%
1901 2,225+0.05%
1926 1,852−0.73%
1946 1,678−0.49%
1962 1,946+0.93%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,007+0.52%
1975 2,274+1.80%
1982 2,749+2.75%
1990 2,912+0.72%
1999 3,076+0.61%
2007 3,325+0.98%
2012 3,499+1.03%
2017 3,669+0.95%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Climate

The climate of Loire-Atlantique is temperate oceanic. The influence of this climate is largely facilitated by the Loire estuary and the absence of significant elevation. The winters are mild (min -10 °C / max 10 °C) and rainy and the summers are relatively beautiful and mild, too (min 17 °C / max 35 °C). The rains are frequent but not very intense. The annual rainfall is about 820 mm and can vary greatly from year to year. Snowfall is relatively rare.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Gétigné is twinned with Alatri in Italy.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gétigné, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department


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