Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine (, literally ''Saint-Fiacre on

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

''; br, Sant-Fieg-ar-Mewan) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the Loire-Atlantique department in western

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/ref> The inhabitants are ''Fiacrais''. Situated near Nantes, Saint-Fiacre is surrounded by

Muscadet Muscadet ( , , ) is a French white wine. It is made at the western end of the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region. It is made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, often referred to simply as ''melon''. While most ...

vineyards, between the rivers

Sèvre Nantaise The Sèvre Nantaise () is a river in the Pays de la Loire regions in western France. It is a left-bank tributary of the Loire. Its total length is . Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres department, near Secondigny. It flows from south to north thro ...

and

Geography

*More of 80% of this commune is covered in vines, more than any other in France. There are more than 30 vine growers. *The communes bordering Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine are:

Vertou Vertou (; br, Gwerzhav) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is located on the river Sèvre Nantaise, and was a historical town of Brittany. Today, Vertou is a component of the Nantes Métropole and is the fi ...

La Haie-Fouassière La Haie-Fouassière (also spelled: ''La Haye-Fouassière'', ; br, An Hae-Foazer) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. La Haie-Fouassière station has rail connections to Clisson and Nantes. Population See also ...

Château-Thébaud Château-Thébaud (; br, Kastell-Tepaod) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlanti ...

and

Maisdon-sur-Sèvre Maisdon-sur-Sèvre (, literally ''Maisdon on Sèvre''; br, Maezon-ar-Gwini) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the ...

History

Saint-Hilaire-du-Coing (''Sanctus Hilarius del Cugno''), was founded in the 6th century, becoming Saint-Fiacre-du-Coing (and Saint-Fiacre) in the 16th century because of pilgrimages to view the saint's statue.

Twin towns

Saint Fiacre sur Maine has a town twinning agreement with *

Echichens Echichens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.

(

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) since 1977