Le Bignon

Le Bignon
Le Binyon (Gallo)
Ar Bignon (Breton)
Commune
Location of Le Bignon
Le Bignon
Le Bignon
Coordinates: 47°05′57″N 1°29′22″W / 47.0992°N 1.4894°W / 47.0992; -1.4894
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalityGrand Lieu
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Loïc Planet[1]
Area
1
27.54 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
3,967
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44014 /44140
Elevation3–58 m (9.8–190.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Bignon (French pronunciation: [lə biɲɔ̃] ; Gallo: Le Binyon, Breton: Ar Bignon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1806 1,643—    
1821 1,833+0.73%
1846 2,100+0.55%
1872 1,805−0.58%
1901 1,763−0.08%
1926 1,501−0.64%
1946 1,269−0.84%
1962 1,438+0.78%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,471+0.38%
1975 1,880+3.57%
1982 2,279+2.79%
1990 2,378+0.53%
1999 2,582+0.92%
2007 3,184+2.65%
2012 3,454+1.64%
2017 3,770+1.77%
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. 12 March 2025.
  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 Le Bignon, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE