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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu |
| Intercommunality | Grand Lieu |
| Mayor | Monique Rabin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–51 m (0–167 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| Land area1 | 58.81 km2 (22.71 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,253 (1999) |
| - Density | 106 /km2 (270 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44188/ 44310 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 47°02′09″N 1°38′19″W / 47.0358°N 1.6386°W
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
It's about 400 km southeast of Paris, via Chartres, Le Mans, Angers, and Nantes.
Vicomte Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix, a Lieutenant in the Free French Forces who died (13 May 1941), reposes in the local cemetery. He was first buried at Gibraltar, having been shot down near there.[1]
His daughter is the American writer Francine du Plessix Gray.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Bertrand Jochaud du Plessix". Ordre de la Libération (in French). 2004-07-07. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Flint, Peter B. (1991-04-29). "Tatiana du Plessix Liberman Dies; Leading Designer of Hats Was 84". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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