| La Chapelle-des-Marais | |
| Native Name: | (Gallo) |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr La Chapelle-des-Marais (Loire-Atlantique).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton: | Guérande |
| Insee: | 44030 |
| Postal Code: | 44410 |
| Mayor: | Franck Hervy[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire |
| Coordinates: | 47.4481°N -2.2403°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 11 |
| Area Km2: | 18.05 |
La Chapelle-des-Marais (in French pronounced as /la ʃapɛl de maʁɛ/; Gallo: La Chapèll-dez-Marèsc, Breton: Chapel-ar-Geunioù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.La Chapelle-des-Marais is located 25 km north of Saint-Nazaire, 42 km south of Redon, 57 km east of Vannes and 67 km west of Nantes. The neighboring municipalities of La Chapelle-des-Marais are Herbignac, Saint-Joachim, Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne and Missillac.[2]
The territory of La Chapelle-des-Marais commune has two distinct parts: the "mainland" where the village developed and which is home to some "small villages" and the marsh surrounding the Mayun peninsula and the twin islands of Camer-Camerun.
In 1846, the region had 1,900 inhabitants. Two-thirds of them worked and lived in the two large villages of Mayun and Camer-Camerun. With 330 inhabitants, the Bourg only gathered 17% of the total population. It contained the church, the school, and the few services and businesses necessary for the economic and social life of a territory whose main activities were related to agriculture.[3]
The village is twinned with the village of Ingleton in North Yorkshire.
The city has one association football team, FC La Chapelle-des-Marais, playing in Group H of the Championnat de France amateur 2, the 5th division of the French football league system. They play in pink shirts, black shorts, and black socks. They were founded in 1989[4] and play at the Stade Municipal de la Perriere.