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Chauvé
Also known as Haxo-les-Landes
Chauvé (; Gallo: Chauvàè, ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chauvé
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,822
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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12 sectionsContents
- Origin of the Name
- History
- Prehistory
- Gallo Roman Period
- Middle Ages
- 15th-16th Centuries
- 17th-18th Centuries
- Contemporary period
- Urbanisation
- Population
- See also
- References
Chauvé (; Gallo: Chauvàè, ) 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.
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