Héric (French pronunciation: [eʁik] ; Gallo: Éri, Breton: Hierig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Héric
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Commune | |
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Location of Héric  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°24′48″N 1°39′02″W / 47.4133°N 1.6506°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Nort-sur-Erdre |
| Intercommunality | Erdre et Gesvres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Joutard[1] |
| Area 1 | 73.93 km2 (28.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,472 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44073 /44810 |
| Elevation | 17–66 m (56–217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Personalities
editOne of its most famous citizens is Paul Tessier, father of craniofacial surgery.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Héric, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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