Clisson

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Clisson

Cliczon (Gallo)
Klison (Breton)

Commune

Église Notre Dame

Coat of arms

Location of Clisson

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Coordinates: 47°05′16″N 1°16′57″W﻿ / ﻿47.0878°N 1.2825°W﻿ / 47.0878; -1.2825
Country| France
Region| Pays de la Loire
Department| Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement| Nantes
Canton| Clisson
Intercommunality| CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Xavier Bonnet[1]

Area

| 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

| 7,465
• Density| 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

44043 /44190

Elevation| 7–71 m (23–233 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clisson (French pronunciation: [klisɔ̃] ⓘ; Gallo: Cliczon, Breton: Klison), is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the region of Pays de la Loire, western France.

It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Sèvre Nantaise and Moine, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Nantes.[3]

The town and the celebrated family of Clisson (the most famous members are Olivier IV de Clisson and Jeanne de Clisson) take their name from their stronghold. Clisson has its imposing ruins, parts of which date from the thirteenth century.[3]

The town and castle, the Château de Clisson, were destroyed in 1792 and 1793 during the War in the Vendée.[3]

Afterwards, the sculptor François-Frédéric Lemot bought the castle, and the town was rebuilt in the early part of the 19th century according to his plans. There are picturesque parks on the banks of the rivers. The Moine is crossed by an old gothic bridge and by a fine modern viaduct.[3]

## Population

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1793 | 3,144| —
1800 | 1,178| −13.09%
1806 | 2,208| +11.04%
1821 | 2,066| −0.44%
1831 | 2,432| +1.64%
1841 | 2,759| +1.27%
1846 | 2,852| +0.67%
1851 | 2,748| −0.74%
1856 | 2,808| +0.43%
1861 | 2,829| +0.15%
1866 | 2,830| +0.01%
1872 | 2,812| −0.11%
1876 | 2,826| +0.12%
1881 | 2,900| +0.52%
1886 | 2,937| +0.25%
1891 | 2,916| −0.14%
1896 | 2,904| −0.08%
1901 | 2,820| −0.59%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1906 | 2,790| −0.21%
1911 | 2,760| −0.22%
1921 | 2,765| +0.02%
1926 | 2,777| +0.09%
1931 | 2,770| −0.05%
1936 | 3,051| +1.95%
1946 | 3,185| +0.43%
1954 | 3,447| +0.99%
1962 | 3,719| +0.95%
1968 | 4,179| +1.96%
1975 | 4,537| +1.18%
1982 | 4,959| +1.28%
1990 | 5,495| +1.29%
1999 | 5,939| +0.87%
2007 | 6,691| +1.50%
2012 | 6,633| −0.17%
2017 | 7,187| +1.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

## Culture

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The Hellfest music festival has taken place outside the town since 2006.

## International relations

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

Clisson is twinned with:

* Alatri in Italy
* Cowbridge in Wales
* Klettgau in Germany

## See also

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* Église Notre Dame de Clisson
* Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

## References

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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. ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Clisson, EHESS (in French).
5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

* This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Clisson". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 531.

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* Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine
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* Avessac
* Basse-Goulaine
* Batz-sur-Mer
* La Baule-Escoublac
* La Bernerie-en-Retz
* Besné
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* Bouaye
* Bouée
* Bouguenais
* Boussay
* Bouvron
* Brains
* Campbon
* Carquefou
* Casson
* Le Cellier
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* La Chapelle-Glain
* La Chapelle-Heulin
* La Chapelle-Launay
* La Chapelle-sur-Erdre
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* La Chevallerais
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* Corcoué-sur-Logne
* Cordemais
* Corsept
* Couëron
* Couffé
* Le Croisic
* Crossac
* Derval
* Divatte-sur-Loire
* Donges
* Drefféac
* Erbray
* Fay-de-Bretagne
* Fégréac
* Fercé
* Frossay
* Le Gâvre
* Geneston
* Gétigné
* Gorges
* Grand-Auverné
* Grandchamp-des-Fontaines
* La Grigonnais
* Guémené-Penfao
* Guenrouet
* Guérande
* La Haie-Fouassière
* Haute-Goulaine
* Herbignac
* Héric
* Indre
* Issé
* Jans
* Joué-sur-Erdre
* Juigné-des-Moutiers
* Le Landreau
* Lavau-sur-Loire
* Legé
* Ligné
* La Limouzinière
* Loireauxence
* Le Loroux-Bottereau
* Louisfert
* Lusanger
* Machecoul-Saint-Même
* Maisdon-sur-Sèvre
* Malville
* La Marne
* Marsac-sur-Don
* Massérac
* Mauves-sur-Loire
* La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne
* Mésanger
* Mesquer
* Missillac
* Moisdon-la-Rivière
* Monnières
* La Montagne
* Montbert
* Montoir-de-Bretagne
* Montrelais
* Mouais
* Les Moutiers-en-Retz
* Mouzeil
* Mouzillon
* Nantespref
* Nort-sur-Erdre
* Notre-Dame-des-Landes
* Noyal-sur-Brutz
* Nozay
* Orvault
* Oudon
* Paimbœuf
* Le Pallet
* Pannecé
* Paulx
* Le Pellerin
* Petit-Auverné
* Petit-Mars
* Pierric
* Le Pin
* Piriac-sur-Mer
* La Plaine-sur-Mer
* La Planche
* Plessé
* Pont-Saint-Martin
* Pontchâteau
* Pornic
* Pornichet
* Port-Saint-Père
* Pouillé-les-Côteaux
* Le Pouliguen
* Préfailles
* Prinquiau
* Puceul
* Quilly
* La Regrippière
* La Remaudière
* Remouillé
* Rezé
* Riaillé
* La Roche-Blanche
* Rouans
* Rougé
* Ruffigné
* Saffré
* Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu
* Saint-André-des-Eaux
* Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux
* Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
* Saint-Colomban
* Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet
* Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire
* Sainte-Pazanne
* Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
* Saint-Étienne-de-Mer-Morte
* Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc
* Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
* Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
* Saint-Herblain
* Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons
* Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson
* Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
* Saint-Joachim
* Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
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* Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson
* Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais
* Saint-Lyphard
* Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
* Saint-Mars-de-Coutais
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* Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
* Saint-Molf
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* Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon
* Saint-Père-en-Retz
* Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
* Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
* Saint-Viaud
* Saint-Vincent-des-Landes
* Sautron
* Savenay
* Sévérac
* Sion-les-Mines
* Soudan
* Les Sorinières
* Soulvache
* Sucé-sur-Erdre
* Teillé
* Le Temple-de-Bretagne
* Thouaré-sur-Loire
* Les Touches
* Touvois
* Trans-sur-Erdre
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* Trignac
* La Turballe
* Vair-sur-Loire
* Vallet
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* Vay
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