Loireauxence (French pronunciation: [lwaʁoksɑ̃s]; Breton: Ligeraosant) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Varades, Belligné, La Chapelle-Saint-Sauveur and La Rouxière.[3]
Loireauxence
Ligeraosant (Breton) | |
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Commune | |
Loire River and Varades | |
Coordinates: 47°23′10″N 1°01′55″W / 47.386°N 1.032°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
Canton | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christine Blanchet[1] |
Area 1 | 118.28 km2 (45.67 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,517 |
• Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44213 /44370 |
Elevation | 7–94 m (23–308 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 | 5,785 | — |
1975 | 5,631 | −0.38% |
1982 | 5,653 | +0.06% |
1990 | 5,860 | +0.45% |
1999 | 6,144 | +0.53% |
2007 | 6,920 | +1.50% |
2012 | 7,204 | +0.81% |
2017 | 7,522 | +0.87% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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