Sautron

Sautron
Commune
L'hôtel de ville.
Sautron
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Sautron
Coordinates: 47°15′52″N 1°40′00″W / 47.2644°N 1.6667°W / 47.2644; -1.6667Coordinates: 47°15′52″N 1°40′00″W / 47.2644°N 1.6667°W / 47.2644; -1.6667
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Saint-Herblain-1
Intercommunality Nantes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marie-Cécile Gessant
Area1 17.28 km2 (6.67 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 6,809
  Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sautronnaise, Sautronnais
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 44194 /44880
Elevation 25–80 m (82–262 ft)
Website http://www.sautron.fr/

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sautron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.

Geography

Position of Sautron in the département of Loire-Atlantique

Sautron is located 10 km north west of Nantes, close to the Nantes-Vannes expressway.

Surrounding communes are Vigneux-de-Bretagne, Orvault, Saint-Herblain and Couëron.

According to the classification established by INSEE, Sautron is a commune urbaine (urban commune), one of 19 communes in the suburban area of Nantes.

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See also


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