Chaumes-en-Retz

Chaumes-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [ʃom ɑ̃ ʁɛ] (listen), 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.[2]

Chaumes-en-Retz
Commune
Town hall
Location of Chaumes-en-Retz
Chaumes-en-Retz
Chaumes-en-Retz
Coordinates: 47°06′58″N 1°56′31″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonPornic and Machecoul
IntercommunalityPornic Agglo Pays de Retz
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacky Drouet
Area
1
76.55 km2 (29.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
6,895
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44005 /44320, 44680
Elevation1–61 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.

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