Carquefou
Carquefou (Breton: Kerc'hfaou) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique, department in the region Pays de la Loire, in western France. Carquefou is also in Brittany.
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 The church of Carquefou | |
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Location of Carquefou 
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| Coordinates: 47°17′51″N 1°29′29″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Carquefou |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Véronique Dubettier-Grenier |
| Area 1 | 43.42 km2 (16.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 19,805 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carquefolienne, Carquefolien |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44026 /44470 |
| Elevation | 1–76 m (3.3–249.3 ft) |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20090720025818/http://www.mairie-carquefou.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sport
In 2008, the local football team Union Sportive Jeanne d'Arc Carquefou reached the quarter finals of the French Cup after a win over the 8-times national champions Olympique de Marseille on March 19, putting the town in the national headlines.
See also
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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