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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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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 47°17′51″N 1°29′29″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Nantes |
Canton | Carquefou |
Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
Government | |
• 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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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
The headquarters of the geophysical research company Sercel is located in Carquefou[5][6]
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.
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