Casson, Loire-Atlantique

Casson
Caczon (Gallo)
Kazon (Breton)
Commune
Château du Plessis
Location of Casson
Casson
Casson
Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 1°33′30″W / 47.3867°N 1.5583°W / 47.3867; -1.5583
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonNort-sur-Erdre
IntercommunalityErdre et Gesvres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Euzénat[1]
Area
1
16.15 km2 (6.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,600
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44027 /44390
Elevation3–46 m (9.8–150.9 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Casson (French pronunciation: [kasɔ̃] ; Gallo: Caczon, Breton: Kazon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 862—    
1821 869+0.03%
1846 991+0.53%
1872 1,163+0.62%
1901 1,144−0.06%
1926 887−1.01%
1946 719−1.04%
1962 690−0.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 647−1.07%
1975 608−0.88%
1982 974+6.96%
1990 1,202+2.66%
1999 1,320+1.05%
2007 2,024+5.49%
2012 2,101+0.75%
2017 2,303+1.85%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Casson, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE