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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Clisson Cliczon (Gallo)
Klison (Breton)
Commune
Église Notre DameÉglise Notre Dame
Coat of arms of ClissonCoat 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
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonClisson
IntercommunalityCA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Bonnet
Area11.3 km (4.4 sq mi)
Population7,459
 • Density660/km (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code44043 /44190
Elevation7–71 m (23–233 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.

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.

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

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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 and INSEE (1968–2017)

Culture

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

International relations

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

Clisson is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ 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

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