Chaumes-en-Retz (, literally ''Chaumes in
Retz''; br, Kalaved-Raez) is a
commune in the
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population o ...
in western
France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of
Arthon-en-Retz
Arthon-en-Retz (, literally ''Arthon in Pays de Retz, Retz''; br, Arzhon-Raez) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new comm ...
and
Chéméré
Chéméré (; br, Keverieg) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Chaumes-en-Retz
Chaumes-en-Retz (, literally ''Chaumes in Pays de Retz, Retz''; br, ...
.
Arrêté préfectoral
14 December 2015
Population
See also
* Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
References
Communes of Loire-Atlantique
Populated places established in 2016
2016 establishments in France
Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
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