Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (, ; ) is a
commune in the
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Louére-Atantique''; ; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', ) is a departments of France, department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. ...
department in western
France
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.
It is the third-largest
suburb
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of the city of
Nantes
Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...
, and is adjacent to it on the southeast, across the river
Loire
The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône.
It rises in the so ...
. It has two railway stations on the line to
Clisson ''For other uses, see Clisson (disambiguation)''
Clisson (; Gallo: ''Cliczon'', ), is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the region of Pays de la Loire, western France.
It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Sèvre Nan ...
:
Saint-Sébastien-Pas-Enchantés and
Saint-Sébastien-Frêne-Rond.
The territory of the commune was occupied at the earliest 3,000 years before our era.
During the Revolution, despite its proximity to Nantes, the commune sided massively against the Republic and joined the Vendée insurrection of March 1793.
Population
Twin towns - sister cities
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is twinned with:
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Cernavodă
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The town's name is derived from the Bulgarian ''černa voda'' ( in Cyrillic), meaning 'black water'. This name is regarded by some s ...
, Romania
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Glinde, Germany
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Kaposvár
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, Hungary
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Kati
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, Mali
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Porthcawl
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Historically part of Glamorgan and situated on a low limestone headland on the South ...
, Wales
Personalities
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Héloïse Adelaïde Letissier(born 1 June 1988) (age 31), professionally known as Christine and the Queens or simply Chris, is a French singer, songwriter and producer.
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Clara Hervouet
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Giovanni Sio (born 31 March 1989), footballer
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Nates Geovannie, rugby player
See also
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References
External links
Official website
Saintsebastiensurloire
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