Chauvé
Chauvé
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Location of Chauvé | |
Chauvé Chauvé | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′07″N 1°59′05″W / 47.1519°N 1.9847°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Pornic |
| Intercommunality | CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Martin |
Area 1 | 40.98 km2 (15.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 3,070 |
| • Density | 74.9/km2 (194/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44038 /44320 |
| Elevation | 0–62 m (0–203 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chauvé (French pronunciation: [ʃove] ⓘ; Gallo: Chauvàè, Breton: Kalveg) 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.
Chauvé is located 33 km south of Saint-Nazaire and 42 km west of Nantes.