Blain, Loire-Atlantique
Appearance
Blain | |
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Commune | |
![]() Nantes-Brest Canal and the Château de Blain | |
Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W / 47.4769°N 1.7622°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
Canton | Blain |
Intercommunality | Région de Blain |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Buf |
Area 1 | 101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 10,187 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44015 /44130 |
Elevation | 7–44 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. |
Blain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1793 | 4,085 | — |
1800 | 4,500 | +10.2% |
1806 | 4,215 | −6.3% |
1821 | 4,476 | +6.2% |
1831 | 4,899 | +9.5% |
1836 | 4,553 | −7.1% |
1841 | 5,441 | +19.5% |
1846 | 5,896 | +8.4% |
1851 | 6,170 | +4.6% |
1856 | 6,502 | +5.4% |
1861 | 6,781 | +4.3% |
1866 | 6,865 | +1.2% |
1872 | 6,825 | −0.6% |
1876 | 6,807 | −0.3% |
1881 | 6,660 | −2.2% |
1886 | 6,728 | +1.0% |
1891 | 6,787 | +0.9% |
1896 | 6,601 | −2.7% |
1901 | 6,618 | +0.3% |
1906 | 6,737 | +1.8% |
1911 | 6,625 | −1.7% |
1921 | 5,962 | −10.0% |
1926 | 5,880 | −1.4% |
1931 | 5,978 | +1.7% |
1936 | 5,851 | −2.1% |
1946 | 5,801 | −0.9% |
1954 | 5,659 | −2.4% |
1962 | 6,531 | +15.4% |
1968 | 7,052 | +8.0% |
1975 | 7,153 | +1.4% |
1982 | 7,366 | +3.0% |
1990 | 7,434 | +0.9% |
1999 | 7,731 | +4.0% |
2009 | 9,284 | +20.1% |
2017 | 9,793 | +5.5% |
International relations
Blain is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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