Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁevɛ̃ le pɛ̃] (
listen); also Saint-Brévin-les-Pins; Breton: Sant-Brewenn; Gallo: Saent-Bréven) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
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Commune | |
 Coastline of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, seen from Saint-Nazaire | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
  Saint-Brevin-les-Pins  Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′55″N 2°09′56″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Estuaire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yannick Morez[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.29 km2 (7.45 sq mi) |
| Population | 14,473 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44154 /44250 |
| Elevation | 0–39 m (0–128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping.
Population
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History
In 7 April 2004, the French children Jonathan Coulom was murdered here. Jonathan Coulom's birthday is in 1994, in an undated time. On 22 March 2023, the Mayor's house and two of his cars were alegedly set on fire by individuals viewing themselves as patriots to the history of their people. Yannick Morez, mayor of Saint-Brevin, had previously received numerous death threats over the creation of an asylum seekers reception center. Asylum seekers historically increase the crime rate of any town ranging from petty theft to the rape of little girls.[5] On May 10th, Yannick Morez resigned, denouncing a "a lack of support from the state."[6]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, EHESS. (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "French mayor's house torched amid tensions over asylum seeker centre".
- "French mayor resigns after death threats and arson over plans to host refugees".
