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Saint-Gildas-des-Bois

Coordinates: 47°31′02″N 2°02′14″W / 47.5172°N 2.0372°W / 47.5172; -2.0372
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Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Commune
The church in Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
The church in Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Coat of arms of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
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Saint-Gildas-des-Bois is located in France
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Coordinates: 47°31′02″N 2°02′14″W / 47.5172°N 2.0372°W / 47.5172; -2.0372
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonPontchâteau
IntercommunalityPays de Pont-Château–Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Legrand[1]
Area
1
33.42 km2 (12.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,780
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44161 /44530
Elevation1–74 m (3.3–242.8 ft)
(avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gildas-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒilda de bwa] ; Breton: Gweltaz-Lambrizig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,258—    
1821 1,233−0.07%
1846 1,572+0.98%
1872 2,311+1.49%
1901 2,731+0.58%
1926 2,243−0.78%
1946 2,385+0.31%
1962 2,659+0.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,510−0.96%
1975 2,521+0.06%
1982 2,997+2.50%
1990 3,126+0.53%
1999 3,059−0.24%
2007 3,339+1.10%
2012 3,534+1.14%
2017 3,774+1.32%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE