Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux

Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃ de ʃato] ^ⓘ; Breton: Sant-Albin-ar-C'hestell) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.^[3]

Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux
Commune
Chapel of the Templars
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux
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Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 1°29′06″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Châteaubriant
Intercommunality	Châteaubriant-Derval
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Rabu[1]
Area 1	47.56 km2 (18.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,749
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44153 /44110
Elevation	32–92 m (105–302 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is located in the northwestern part of the commune on the right bank of the river Chère, which flows southwest through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,472	—
1975	1,387	−0.85%
1982	1,351	−0.37%
1990	1,346	−0.05%
1999	1,312	−0.28%
2007	1,502	+1.70%
2012	1,649	+1.88%
2017	1,795	+1.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department