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Clisson (French pronunciation: [klisɔ̃] ; Gallo: Cliczon, Breton: Klison), is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the region of Pays de la Loire, western France.
It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Sèvre Nantaise and Moine, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Nantes.
The town and the celebrated family of Clisson (the most famous members are Olivier IV de Clisson and Jeanne de Clisson) take their name from their stronghold. Clisson has its imposing ruins, parts of which date from the thirteenth century.
The town and castle, the château de Clisson, were destroyed in 1792 and 1793 during the War in the Vendée.
Afterwards, the sculptor François-Frédéric Lemot bought the castle, and the town was rebuilt in the early part of the 19th century according to his plans. There are picturesque parks on the banks of the rivers. The Moine is crossed by an old gothic bridge and by a fine modern viaduct.




Population






Culture


The Hellfest music festival has taken place outside the town since 2006.




International relations



Clisson is twinned with:

Alatri in Italy
Cowbridge in Wales
Klettgau in Germany




See also


Église Notre Dame de Clisson
Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department




References



This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Clisson". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 531.




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Communes of the Vallée de Clisson

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Loire-Atlantique
• Hôtel de Soubise
• Yann V dari Bretagne
• Marguerite dari Foix
• Mao Zedong
• Gaston IV dari Foix
• Daftar stasiun SNCF di Pays de la Loire
• Charles V dari Prancis
• Joan dari Navarra, Permaisuri Inggris
• Jeanne dari Valois
• Jeanne de Clisson
• Clisson
• Clisson et Eugénie
• Olivier IV de Clisson
• Olivier V de Clisson
• Olivier de Clisson (disambiguation)
• Canton of Clisson
• Château de Clisson
• John IV, Duke of Brittany
• Pierre de Craon