Les Sorinières

Les Sorinières Kersoren (Breton)
Commune
The menhir of Haute-Lande
Coat of arms
Location of Les Sorinières
Les Sorinières Les Sorinières
Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 1°31′43″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Vertou
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christelle Scuotto
Area 1	13.02 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	9,275
• Density	712.4/km2 (1,845/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sorinièroise, Sorinièrois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44198 /44840
Elevation	3–44 m (9.8–144.4 ft)
Website	www.ville-sorinieres.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Sorinières (French pronunciation: [le sɔʁinjɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Breton: Kersoren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It is the location of Villeneuve Abbey, where the tomb of Constance, Duchess of Brittany, her husband Guy of Thouars, and others can be found.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,194	—
1975	3,149	+5.30%
1982	4,299	+4.55%
1990	5,174	+2.34%
1999	6,239	+2.10%
2007	7,259	+1.91%
2012	7,648	+1.05%
2017	8,541	+2.23%
2023	9,275	+1.38%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

External links

• "Abbaye de Villeneuve".