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Carquefou 
Summary
Carquefou (French pronunciation: [kaʁkəfu] ⓘ; Gallo: Carqefou, Breton: Kerc'hfaou) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique, department in the region Pays de la Loire, in western France.
Carquefou
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| Coordinates: 47°17′51″N 1°29′29″W / 47.2975°N 1.4914°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Carquefou |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Véronique Dubettier-Grenier[1] |
| Area 1 | 43.42 km2 (16.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 20,510 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| 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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Economy edit
The headquarters of the geophysical research company Sercel is located in Carquefou[5][6]
Sport edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Carquefou, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ What is geophysics
- ^ Fiche d'identité
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