Le Cellier

Le Cellier L'Çelier(Gallo) Keller(Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Le Cellier
Le Cellier Le Cellier
Coordinates:47°19′13″N1°20′43″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Nort-sur-Erdre
Government
• Mayor(2020–2026)	Philippe Morel
Area 1	35.99 km2(13.90 sq mi)
Population (2021)	3,992
• Density	110/km2(290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44028/44850
Dialling codes	0240
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Cellier(French pronunciation:[ləsɛlje];Gallo:L'Çelier,Breton:Keller) is acommunein theLoire-Atlantiquedepartmentin westernFrance.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,496 — 1821 2,220 +1.42% 1846 2,311 +0.16% 1872 2,304 −0.01% 1901 2,532 +0.33% 1926 1,907 −1.13% 1946 1,898 −0.02% 1962 1,836 −0.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,844 +0.07% 1975 2,035 +1.42% 1982 2,681 +4.02% 1990 3,139 +1.99% 1999 3,448 +1.05% 2007 3,589 +0.50% 2012 3,726 +0.75% 2017 3,793 +0.36%
Source: EHESSand INSEE (1968-2017)

Sights

The commune lies on the north bank of the riverLoire;this spot offers magnificent views.

Château de Clermont

TheChâteau de Clermont,built between 1643 and 1649 by the Chenu, an old French family, was acquired by theMaupassantfamily. At the end of his life, the actorLouis de Funèscame to live in the castle, which had been inherited by his wife, a descendant of the Maupassants.

Tomb of Louis de Funès

In 2013 the mansion became a museum dedicated to Funes. The banks of the Loire were also visited by the poetRené-Guy Cadouor the painterWilliam Turner.

TheFolies-Siffaitare strange vestiges of architecture from the nineteenth century, hanging gardens overlooking the Loire River.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department