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Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is a city of 26,024 inhabitants,
located in the south-eastern outskirts of
Nantes, on the southern bank of the river
Loire. It is now the fifth city of the department by its population.
The territory of the municipality covers 1,165 ha, including 180 ha
made of islands on the river Loire.
In the XVth century, the city, then called
Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigne, was the place of a famous pilgrimage.
St. Sébastien was invoked against the black plague.
Ivan Sache, 4 September 2002
The municipal flag of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is white
with the municipal coat of arms in the middle.
On the coat of arms, the wavy diagonal most probably symbolizes the
river Loire, whereas the ermines spots affirm thta the city was part
of historical Brittany.
Ivan Sache, 4 September 2002