Saffré

Saffré is a commune with 3608 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Loire -Atlantique in the Pays de la Loire; it belongs to the district Châteaubriant and Canton Nozay.

Geography

The town is located 35 kilometers north of Nantes, in the valley of the river Isac which receives at Bout de Bois, on the municipal boundary to La Chevallerais, the Canal de Nantes à Brest.

Neighboring communities of Saffré are Puceul, Abbaretz, Joue -sur -Erdre, Nort- sur -Erdre, Heric and La Chevallerais.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Parish Church
  • Castle Saffré

Castle Saffré

Personalities

  • The Irish family O'Riordan, Lords of Saffré in the 18th century
  • Jacques Edmé Cottin (1754-1823), politician, died in Saffré
  • Francois Fidele de Ripaud Montaudevert (1755-1814), pirate, born in Saffré

Twinning

  • Winterton, Lincolnshire, England since 1993
Arrondissement Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Nort-sur-Erdre
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