Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁevɛ̃ le pɛ̃] ⓘ; also Saint-Brévin-les-Pins; Breton: Sant-Brewenn; Gallo: Saent-Bréven) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
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Commune | |
 Coastline of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, seen from Saint-Nazaire | |
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 Location of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
  Saint-Brevin-les-Pins Location within France  Saint-Brevin-les-Pins Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′55″N 2°09′56″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Estuaire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Dorothée Pacaud[1] |
Area 1 | 19.29 km2 (7.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 14,541 |
| • Density | 753.8/km2 (1,952/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44154 /44250 |
| Elevation | 0–39 m (0–128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping.
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History
In 7 April 2004, the French child Jonathan Coulom was murdered here. Jonathan Coulom's birthday is in 1994, in an undated time. On 22 March 2023, the Mayor's house and two of his cars were set on fire. Yannick Morez, mayor of Saint-Brevin, had previously received numerous death threats over the creation of an asylum seekers reception center. On 10 May Yannick Morez resigned, denouncing a "lack of support from the state."[5]
