Blain, Loire-Atlantique

Summary

Blain (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃] ; Gallo: Blaen, Blin or Byein, Breton: Blaen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.

Blain
Blaen (Gallo & Breton)
Blin/Byein (Gallo)
Commune
Nantes-Brest Canal and the Château de Blain
Coat of arms of Blain
Location of Blain
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Blain
Blain
Blain is located in Pays de la Loire
Blain
Blain
Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W / 47.4769°N 1.7622°W / 47.4769; -1.7622
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonBlain
IntercommunalityRégion de Blain
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Buf[1]
Area
1
101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,187
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44015 /44130
Elevation7–44 m (23–144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,085—    
1800 4,500+1.39%
1806 4,215−1.08%
1821 4,476+0.40%
1831 4,899+0.91%
1841 5,441+1.05%
1846 5,896+1.62%
1851 6,170+0.91%
1856 6,502+1.05%
1861 6,781+0.84%
1866 6,865+0.25%
1872 6,825−0.10%
1876 6,807−0.07%
1881 6,660−0.44%
1886 6,728+0.20%
1891 6,787+0.17%
1896 6,601−0.55%
1901 6,618+0.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 6,737+0.36%
1911 6,625−0.33%
1921 5,962−1.05%
1926 5,880−0.28%
1931 5,978+0.33%
1936 5,851−0.43%
1946 5,801−0.09%
1954 5,659−0.31%
1962 6,531+1.81%
1968 7,052+1.29%
1975 7,153+0.20%
1982 7,366+0.42%
1990 7,434+0.11%
1999 7,733+0.44%
2007 8,799+1.63%
2012 9,491+1.53%
2017 9,793+0.63%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations edit

Blain is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.

See also edit

References edit

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Blain, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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