Clisson

Clisson Cliczon (Gallo) Klison  (Breton)
Commune
Église Notre Dame
Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Clisson
Intercommunality	CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Bonnet
Area1	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	44043 / 44190
Elevation	7–71 m (23–233 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
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.

Clisson (French pronunciation: [klisɔ̃]; Gallo: Cliczon, Breton: Klison), is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the region of Pays de la Loire, western France.

It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Sèvre Nantaise and Moine, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Nantes.

The town and the celebrated family of Clisson (the most famous members are Olivier IV de Clisson and Jeanne de Clisson) take their name from their stronghold. Clisson has its imposing ruins, parts of which date from the thirteenth century.

The town and castle, the château de Clisson, were destroyed in 1792 and 1793 during the War in the Vendée.

Afterwards, the sculptor François-Frédéric Lemot bought the castle, and the town was rebuilt in the early part of the 19th century according to his plans. There are picturesque parks on the banks of the rivers. The Moine is crossed by an old gothic bridge and by a fine modern viaduct.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,144 —     1800 1,178 −13.09% 1806 2,208 +11.04% 1821 2,066 −0.44% 1831 2,432 +1.64% 1841 2,759 +1.27% 1846 2,852 +0.67% 1851 2,748 −0.74% 1856 2,808 +0.43% 1861 2,829 +0.15% 1866 2,830 +0.01% 1872 2,812 −0.11% 1876 2,826 +0.12% 1881 2,900 +0.52% 1886 2,937 +0.25% 1891 2,916 −0.14% 1896 2,904 −0.08% 1901 2,820 −0.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,790 −0.21% 1911 2,760 −0.22% 1921 2,765 +0.02% 1926 2,777 +0.09% 1931 2,770 −0.05% 1936 3,051 +1.95% 1946 3,185 +0.43% 1954 3,447 +0.99% 1962 3,719 +0.95% 1968 4,179 +1.96% 1975 4,537 +1.18% 1982 4,959 +1.28% 1990 5,495 +1.29% 1999 5,939 +0.87% 2007 6,691 +1.50% 2012 6,633 −0.17% 2017 7,187 +1.62%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Culture

The Hellfest music festival has taken place outside the town since 2006.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Clisson is twinned with:

• Alatri in Italy
• Cowbridge in Wales
• Klettgau in Germany

See also

• Église Notre Dame de Clisson
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: 

External links

• Communes of the Vallée de Clisson