Thouaré-sur-Loire

Thouaré-sur-Loire
Thouaré-sur-Loire
	Commune
	The church of Saint-Vincent
	Coat of arms
	Location of Thouaré-sur-Loire
	Thouaré-sur-Loire Thouaré-sur-Loire
	Coordinates: 47°16′06″N1°26′22″W / 47.2683°N 1.4394°W Coordinates: 47°16′06″N1°26′22″W / 47.2683°N 1.4394°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Carquefou
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor	Serge Mounier
Area 1	12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01) [1]	10,025
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44204 /44470
Elevation	1–73 m (3.3–239.5 ft) ; (avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Last updated August 14, 2020

Thouaré-sur-Loire (Breton “Tarvieg”) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Origin of the name

The origins of Thouaré are not certain. According to certain hypotheses, the foundation of the city was due to a Roman legionnaire by the name of Taurus or Tauraicus, who had been given a rich villa in the area. Another is that it is due to a Celtic god, worshipped in this part of Gaul, by the name of Taur.

The name of Thouaré appears for the first time in the chart of Louis le Gros in 1123. His orthography differs due to successive editors: Thoaré, Thoyré, Touaré, Thoaret, Thoairé, then finally Thouaré.

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References

↑ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE . Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE . Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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