Pont-Saint-Martin, Loire-Atlantique

Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 1°35′00″W / 47.1167°N 1.5833°W / 47.1167; -1.5833
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Pont-Saint-Martin
Commune
Menhir of Dames de Pierre
Menhir of Dames de Pierre
Coat of arms of Pont-Saint-Martin
Location of Pont-Saint-Martin
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Pont-Saint-Martin is located in France
Pont-Saint-Martin
Pont-Saint-Martin
Pont-Saint-Martin is located in Pays de la Loire
Pont-Saint-Martin
Pont-Saint-Martin
Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 1°35′00″W / 47.1167°N 1.5833°W / 47.1167; -1.5833
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalityGrand Lieu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yannick Fétiveau[1]
Area
1
21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,780
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44130 /44860
Elevation0–31 m (0–102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃] ; Breton: Pont-Marzhin) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Etymology[edit]

Legend has it that Saint Martin built a bridge over the river Ognon on the territory of the commune.

History[edit]

The parish was established in the sixth century by Saint Martin, who was charged with preaching in the region by the bishop of Nantes. It is first mentioned in a bull of Pope Alexander III in 1179. Under the supervision of the monastery of Villenuve and convent of Couëts, 250 hectares were planted in vineyards.

During the Vendéan Wars (1793-1794), the commune lost 18 percent of its population.[3]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,698—    
1800 982−7.52%
1806 1,281+4.53%
1821 395−7.54%
1831 1,478+14.11%
1841 1,604+0.82%
1846 1,780+2.10%
1851 1,955+1.89%
1856 1,906−0.51%
1861 1,851−0.58%
1866 1,648−2.30%
1872 1,679+0.31%
1876 1,717+0.56%
1881 1,723+0.07%
1886 1,734+0.13%
1891 1,694−0.47%
1896 1,641−0.63%
1901 1,635−0.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,602−0.41%
1911 1,543−0.75%
1921 1,429−0.76%
1926 1,515+1.18%
1931 1,471−0.59%
1936 1,425−0.63%
1946 1,516+0.62%
1954 1,713+1.54%
1962 1,932+1.52%
1968 2,134+1.67%
1975 2,690+3.36%
1982 3,320+3.05%
1990 3,835+1.82%
1999 4,754+2.42%
2007 5,454+1.73%
2012 5,658+0.74%
2017 6,037+1.31%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns[edit]

It is twinned with the Hampshire village of Brockenhurst in 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. ^ Infobretagne.com
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pont-Saint-Martin, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE