Abbaretz is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique

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 department in western France

France

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. It lies 50 km north of Nantes

Nantes

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 and 80 km south of Rennes

Rennes

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.

The surrounding communes are Nozay

Nozay, Loire-Atlantique

Nozay is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....

, Puceul

Puceul

Puceul is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....

, Saffré

Saffré

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, Joué-sur-Erdre

Joué-sur-Erdre

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, La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne

La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne

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, Issé

Issé

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 and Treffieux

Treffieux

Treffieux is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....

.

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Demography

1954: 2183
1962: 1994 inhabitants

1968: 2007 inhabitants

1975: 1828 inhabitants

1982: 1647 inhabitants

1990: 1572 inhabitants

1999: 1511 inhabitants

Places and monuments

Site

Site

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 of the pewter

Pewter

Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally 85–99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth and lead. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is common in the lower grades of pewter, which have a bluish tint. It has a low melting point, around 170–230 °C ,...

 mine. The area was known for its tin production into the 1960s but it has been converted to recreational purposes.

The lake that was produced from tin extraction is used for water skiing while the slag heap

Slag heap

A spoil tip is a pile built of accumulated spoil - the overburden removed during coal and ore mining. These waste materials are generally composed of shale, as well as smaller quantities of carboniferous sandstone and various other residues...

provides a scenic view and para-sailing opportunities.

Chestnut tree of the Nonneries: classified tree (it is 800 years old)

Forges of the Jahotière.

External links

• Web-site of the commune
• Abbaretz on the web-site of the IGN (maps...)
• Abbaretz on the Insee web-site (economic, demography, studies on the commune...)
• Abbaretz on the web-site of the Quid (touristic informations...)
• The bordering communes of Abbaretz
• Abbaretz on a France Map