Saint-Julien-de-Concelles

Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
	The church of Saint-Julien, in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
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Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Le Loroux-Bottereau
Intercommunality	Loire-Divatte
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christophe Audouin
Area1	31.74 km2 (12.25 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	6,260
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	44169 / 44450
Elevation	0–53 m (0–174 ft); (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Julien-de-Concelles is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Saint-Julien-de-Concelles is known for being the town of that founded the creation of popular beurre blanc sauce sauce. The sauce was first discovered in a small restaurant on the banks of the river Loire. The town is also one of France's main growers of the mâche (lambs lettuce). Its flat and sandy land provides good terrain for growing vegetables, such as leeks, and some flowers. Saint-Julien-de-Concelles also grows the grapes on its hills that produce local Muscadet wine.

A very large lake known as the Plan d'Eau du Chêne is located near to the center of Saint-Julien-de-Concelles. The lake offers sailing, fishing, various sports and beautiful scenery for walking, which attracts nature lovers.

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