La Chapelle-des-Marais (; br, Chapel-ar-Geunioù) is a

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in the

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in western

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.La Chapelle-des-Marais is located 25 km north of

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, 42 km south of

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, 57 km east of

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and 67 km west of

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. The neighboring municipalities of La Chapelle-des-Marais are

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and

Missillac Missillac (; Gallo: ''Misilhac'', Breton: ''Merzhelieg'') is a commune located in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France. Geography Missillac is located at the northwestern edge of Loire-Atlantique at the limit of the Morbiha ...

History

The territory of La Chapelle-des-Marais commune has two distinct parts: the "mainland" where the village developed and which is home to some "small villages" and the marsh surrounding the Mayun peninsula and the twin islands of Camer-Camerun. In 1846, the region had 1,900 inhabitants. Two-thirds of them worked and lived in the two large villages of Mayun and Camer-Camerun. With 330 inhabitants, the Bourg only gathered 17% of the total population. It contained the church, the school, and the few services and businesses necessary for the economic and social life of a territory whose main activities were related to agriculture. The village is twinned with the village of Ingleton in

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The

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has one

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team, FC La Chapelle-des-Marais, playing in Group H of the

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, the 5th division of the

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. They play in

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, and

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. They were founded in 1989 and play at the Stade Municipal de la Perriere.

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