Blain, Loire-Atlantique
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| Banks of the canal de Nantes à Brest and the Château de Blain. | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant |
| Canton | Blain |
| Intercommunality | Région de Blain |
| Mayor | Daniel Leroux (2) (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 7–44 m (23–144 ft) |
| Land area1 | 101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,544 (2006) |
| - Density | 84 /km2 (220 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44015/ 44130 |
| Website | http://www.ville-blain.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W / 47.4769°N 1.7622°W
Blain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.
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