Les Sorinières (French pronunciation: [le sɔʁinjɛʁ] (listen); Occitan: Kersoren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 1°31′43″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Nantes |
Canton | Vertou |
Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christelle Scuotto[1] |
Area 1 | 13.02 km2 (5.03 sq mi) |
Population | 8,765 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sorinièroise, Sorinièrois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44198 /44840 |
Elevation | 3–44 m (9.8–144.4 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is the location of Villeneuve Abbey, where the tomb of Constance, Duchess of Brittany, her husband Guy of Thouars, and others can be found.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,194 | — |
1975 | 3,149 | +5.30% |
1982 | 4,299 | +4.55% |
1990 | 5,174 | +2.34% |
1999 | 6,239 | +2.10% |
2007 | 7,259 | +1.91% |
2012 | 7,648 | +1.05% |
2017 | 8,541 | +2.23% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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