Saint-Hackney carriage-on-Maine

Saint-Hackney carriage-on-Maine (Sant-Fieg-rear-Mewan into Breton), is a common French, located in the department of the Loire-Atlantique and the area Pays of the Loire.

Its inhabitants name today the Fiacrais and Fiacraises or the Saint-Fiacrais and Saint-Fiacraises .

Located at 15 mn of Nantes, Saint-Hackney carriage accommodates you in a framework of greenery and vines. Between Separates Nantes and Maine, Saint-Hackney carriage proposes with its inhabitants and to the visitors of the sites of relaxation (walk, fishing…) with in particular the botanical path of Cantrie. One also finds there cellars restored, places of cultural exposures as well as astonishing houses of vine growers to the staircases external, typical of the vernacular Architecture (resulting from the vintage).

Geography

  • Plus of 80% of this small village is composed of vines primarily of muscadet wine. What makes of it the wine village of France on the communal surface.

  • the slopes of vines reign with 360° around the village, with forests, and practicable ways with VTT, or foot which are classified among most remarkable of the corner.

  • Located at 15 mn of Nantes, Saint-Hackney carriage accommodates you in a framework of greenery and vines.

  • Between the rivers Separates and Maine, Saint-Hackney carriage proposes with its inhabitants and to the visitors of the sites of relaxation (walk, fishing…) with in particular the botanical path of Cantrie.

  • One also finds there cellars restored, places of cultural exposures as well as astonishing houses of vine growers to the staircases external, typical of architecture resulting from the vintage.

  • the common bordering to Saint-Hackney carriage-on-Maine are: Vertou, the Hedge-Fouassière, Castle-Thébaud and Maisdon-on-Separates.

Localities and variations

The commune has several villages and localities spread on the commune:
  • Bourchinière
  • Cantrie
  • Hautière
  • the Smallholding
  • Pétière

History

Foundation with the Life century of Saint-Hilaire-of-Quince (Sanctus Hilarius del Cugno), which becomes Saint-Hackney carriage-of-Quince (then Saint-Hackney carriage) in XVIe because of the many pilgrimages to the statue of the saint. Depended on the marquisat of Goulaine.

Blasonnement

Administration

The town hall of Saint-Hackney carriage-on-Maine is located at the center of the village, with the 8 place d'Echichens .

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Demography

Local life

Meadows. Vine. Breeding. AOC " Muscadet wine of Separate-and-Maine". Cellars of Saint-Hackney carriage: visits and tasting. House of the wines.
  • Festival of the new wine and fires of Midsummer's Day: time of the grape harvest. *Marché of Christmas: the first 3 weekends Dec.
  • Secondhand trade: 1st weekend April.
  • Fishing, drives out, walks.
  • Cantrie (4 ha): pedestrian path " landscape and botanique".

Twinning

Saint Fiacre on Maine is twinned with:

Places and monuments

The church Saint-Hilaire

  • the church Saint-Hilaire of the XIXe century is the work of the architect Dibardier . Its style romano-Byzantine and his bell-tower in form of tiara are due to the project carried out by Mr. Bacqua , mayor of the commune in 1893. The first church of Saint-Hackney carriage-on-Maine, probably founded in XIIe century, is burnt in 1794 by the revolutionists. In 1893, it is decided to build a news of it.
    • the bell-tower is completed in 1896. With the top of the door, one sees a statue of Jeanne d' Arc and a low-relief of Saint-Hackney carriage (owner of the gardeners). With the intérier, one finds paintings on vault of the chorus and a stained glass of " Saint-Georges embanking the dragon" , work of the Master-glassmaker Maignen-Cesbon , dating from the XXe century.

The Tower of Chasseloir

  • Turn of Chasseloir of XVe century with underground. The castle was destroyed and burned during the Révolution. The current storeroom has beams engoulées by fantastic animals and which are based on sculptures representing on a side the seven deadly sins and other the virtues. Stained glasses point out the divinities of the vine and of the culture and at the bottom the weapons of France and those of Leloup shine, first owner of the field.

The Quince Castle

  • Castle of Quince of XVIIIe/XIXe century located at the confluence of Separates and Maine. This castle is characterized by an architecture of various times, whose commun runs are of pure Italianizing style of Clisson due to the influence of François-Frederic Lemot and the brothers Cacault.

The Park of Cantrie

  • Park of Cantrie: forest protected at the edge of separates, botanical spaces. Room of reception, museum with reception of regular artists. Market of Christmas in December.

Maine and Separates it

  • Banks of Maine and of Separates. Site of the borough dominating the valleys of Separates Nantes and of Maine. Point of view of the borough. Confluence of the two rivers. Wood.

Others

  • old Houses.
  • Old Relay of station: fenestrate Renaissance.
  • banal Furnace of the Smallholding. The furnace was formerly heated with the vine shoots of vine.
  • Firm old with external staircases.
  • 2 Stages of Football downwards, sports hall, ground of Basketball, ways of VTT, 2 theaters, suckers with wine.

  • tourist Road of the Nantes vineyard.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Sophie Trébuchet (mother of Victor Hugo) spent her holidays to Saint-Hackney carriage-on-Maine to the Home of the Lenormand-Precision balance.

See too

  • Common of the Loire-Atlantique

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