Saint-Joachim (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔaʃɛ̃] ; Breton: Sant-Yoasin) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.[3] It is in the centre of the Brière marsh, and comprises a group of "islands" within the marsh.
Saint-Joachim | |
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Coordinates: 47°22′59″N 2°11′58″W / 47.3831°N 2.1994°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Guérande |
Intercommunality | CA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Salaün[1] |
Area 1 | 86.22 km2 (33.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,139 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44168 /44720 |
Elevation | 0–9 m (0–30 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,152 | — |
1975 | 4,161 | +0.03% |
1982 | 4,253 | +0.31% |
1990 | 3,994 | −0.78% |
1999 | 3,772 | −0.63% |
2007 | 3,936 | +0.53% |
2012 | 3,960 | +0.12% |
2017 | 4,033 | +0.37% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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