Saint-Michel-Chief-chief

See also: Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief is a common French, located in the department of Loire-Atlantique and the area Pays of the Loire.

The common belongs to the historical Brittany, in the traditional country of the Pays of Retz and in the historical country of the Nantes Pays.

Its inhabitants are called the Michelois and the Micheloises .

The commune also includes/understands the seaside resort of Tharon-Beach.

It has been a Seaside resort attended enough by the tourists and already holds the blue house for a few years. Its beaches are the ideal place for fishing with foot.

Blasonnement

Of mouths sown of ten gold besants (4, 3,2 and 1), with the chief of constant gold azure.

He points out the armorial bearings of the priory of Saint Michel and those of the seigniory of Malestroit.

History

There exist several assumptions when with the formation of the current name of Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief:
  • It could come from Saint-Michel of Chevecier Chef (of the name of a religious dignity which placed in a cheffery).
  • It could also come from Terra de Chevesché , the old name of the Pointe Saint-Gildas near.

One found potteries Neolithic era on the site of the pond of Gâtineaux. Like some menhir in north, close to the forest of Roussellerie.

It is reported that Saint Michel was a Léproserie at the 4th century.

About 1104, Garsire de Retz gave the church to the Saint-Serge abbey of Angers.

Saint-Michel-Chief-chief belonged to the châtellenie, baronnie, then duchy-peerage of Retz.

During the Revolution, Saint Michel was débaptisé, and took the name of Fine sands.

Geography

Three rivers furrow the commune: Calais, Tharon and Berno.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • Cookie factory St Michel
  • Vestiges of the castle of Tharon: ruined tower.
  • balneal Madnesses and beautiful residences of the sea front to Tharon-Beach.
  • old Houses of fishermen.
  • Castle of Cossonnière.
  • Windmills of Beaulieu and modern Sicaudais 1842.
  • Church, Renaissance style: rule of Michel saint embanking the demon by Vallet. Many decorations representatives of the seafood.
  • Martyrdom and ossuary.
  • Small vault of Tharon: rule of holy Anne from the 18th century, two Christ old XIV {{E}} /16e centuries.
  • Beaches of Saint-Michel of Redois and Tharon dominated of schistous cliffs and wooded in the past dunes.
  • Vast pond (20 ha) of Gatineaux favourable with fishing.
  • Port of Comberge, accessible only to high tide.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of the Loire-Atlantique

External bonds

  • Official site of the Federation of the Country of Retz
  • the official site of the town hall of Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief
  • the site on the commune in the country of Retz
  • Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief on the site of INSEE
  • Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Saint-Michel-Chief-Chief on Mapquest
  • Mezi in Goroeïe (Association micheloise)

  • Infos citizens on the intercommunality and pollution of the center of hiding of waste

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