La Chapelle-Glain

La Chapelle-Glain (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ɡlɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Gallo: La Chapèll-Glen, Breton: Chapel-Glenn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.

La Chapelle-Glain La Chapèll-Glen (Gallo) Chapel-Glenn (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Chapelle-Glain
La Chapelle-Glain La Chapelle-Glain
Coordinates: 47°37′26″N 1°11′45″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Châteaubriant
Intercommunality	Châteaubriant-Derval
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Matthieu Hamard
Area 1	34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	809
• Density	23.4/km2 (60.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44031 /44670
Elevation	46–99 m (151–325 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

La Chapelle-Glain is 31 km north of Ancenis, 55 km west of Angers, 66 km northwest of Nantes and 85 km south of Rennes.

The bordering communes are Juigné-des-Moutiers, Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes, Petit-Auverné, Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes and Le Pin in Loire-Atlantique, and Challain-la-Potherie and Saint-Michel-et-Chanveaux in the neighboring department of the Maine-et-Loire.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,097	—
1975	898	−2.82%
1982	838	−0.98%
1990	808	−0.45%
1999	761	−0.66%
2007	812	+0.81%
2012	826	+0.34%
2017	812	−0.34%
2023	809	−0.06%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The Château de la Motte-Glain is a 15th-century castle, remodelled in the 17th century.
• The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul contains a number of sculptures, pictures and other objects that are listed as historic items by the French Ministry of Culture.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department