Loireauxence

Loireauxence
Ligeraosant (Breton)
Commune
Loire River and Varades
Location of Loireauxence
Loireauxence
Loireauxence
Coordinates: 47°23′10″N 1°01′55″W / 47.386°N 1.032°W / 47.386; -1.032
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonAncenis-Saint-Géréon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Blanchet[1]
Area
1
118.28 km2 (45.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
7,509
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44213 /44370
Elevation7–94 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.

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]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE