Remouillé

Remouillé
Commune

A view of the commune of Remouillé seen from the departmental road 137

Coat of arms
Motto: DOMINARI NEC MINARI
Remouillé

Coordinates: 47°03′23″N 1°22′33″W / 47.0564°N 1.3758°W / 47.0564; -1.3758Coordinates: 47°03′23″N 1°22′33″W / 47.0564°N 1.3758°W / 47.0564; -1.3758
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Clisson
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Gouraud
Area1 21.38 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Population (2006 estimate)2 1,613
  Density 75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (GMT +1) (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 44142 /44140
Dialling codes 02
Elevation 17–61 m (56–200 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Remouillé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Its name comes from the Poitevin language "remoulyum" which means wet.

History

The village was partly burned during the War of the Vendee in 1794.

See also


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