Sautron
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Sautron (French pronunciation: [sotʁɔ̃] ⓘ; Breton: Saotron) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.
Sautron | |
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L'hôtel de ville. | |
 Location of Sautron | |
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| Coordinates: 47°15′52″N 1°40′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Saint-Herblain-1 |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Cécile Gessant[1] |
Area 1 | 17.28 km2 (6.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,555 |
| • Density | 495.1/km2 (1,282/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sautronnaise, Sautronnais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44194 /44880 |
| Elevation | 25–80 m (82–262 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. | |
Geography
Sautron is located 10 km north west of Nantes, close to the Nantes-Vannes expressway.
Surrounding communes are Vigneux-de-Bretagne, Orvault, Saint-Herblain and Couëron.
According to the classification established by INSEE, Sautron is a commune urbaine (urban commune), one of 22 communes in the suburban area of Nantes.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,333 | — |
| 1975 | 2,849 | +11.46% |
| 1982 | 4,692 | +7.39% |
| 1990 | 6,026 | +3.18% |
| 1999 | 6,824 | +1.39% |
| 2007 | 6,806 | −0.03% |
| 2012 | 6,989 | +0.53% |
| 2017 | 8,192 | +3.23% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sites and monuments
The church
The Château des Croix
Chapelle de Bongarant
