Chauvé

Also known as Haxo-les-Landes

Chauvé (; Gallo: Chauvàè, ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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Place details

Locality: Chauvé
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 1,822
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Chauvé
French commune.native name: (Gallo)
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Chauvé (France) - Panorama.jpg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason chauvé44.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Saint-Nazaire
French commune.canton: Pornic
French commune.INSEE: 44038
French commune.postal code: 44320
French commune.mayor: Pierre Martin
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 62
French commune.area km2: 40.98

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Haxo-les-Landes
Population: 3070
Area: 40.98
Elevation: 24
Official website: www.chauve.fr
Image: Chauvé (France) - Panorama.jpg

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Commons category: Chauvé
postal code: 44320
male population: 1457
female population: 1419
P8168: Otto Schmöle
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-40-21-12-14

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Contents

Origin of the Name
History
Prehistory
Gallo Roman Period
Middle Ages
15th-16th Centuries
17th-18th Centuries
Contemporary period
Urbanisation
Population
See also
References

Chauvé (; Gallo: Chauvàè, ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by the numerous menhirs found there, Chauvé is located to the west of Loire-Atlantique, a few kilometers from the coast. The commune is part of historic Brittany, in the traditional region of the Pays de Retz and in the historic region of the Pays Nantais.