| Saint-Émilien-de-Blain | |
| Pushpin Map: | France |
| Relief: | y |
| Coordinates: | 47.4332°N -1.7119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | France |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pays de la Loire |
| Subdivision Type2: | Department |
| Subdivision Name2: | Loire-Atlantique |
| Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
| Subdivision Name3: | Blain |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 44130 |
Saint-Émilien-de-Blain is a village and parish in France, part of the commune of Blain, Loire-Atlantique.
The parish and village are named after Saint Émilien, Bishop of Nantes, who died when trying to save the city from the Arabs during their invasion of 725.The church at Saint-Émilien was built in 1844–54 on the central square of the village, and the bell tower added in 1868. The spire was never added due to lack of funds.The church has a typical cross-shaped layout, with a large nave and two transept arms.
The neoplastic painter and sculptor Jean Gorin (1899–1981) was born in Saint-Émilien.
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