Le Pellerin

Coordinates: 47°12′N 1°45′W / 47.2°N 1.75°W / 47.2; -1.75
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Le Pellerin
Commune
Le Pellerin, seen from across the river Loire
Le Pellerin, seen from across the river Loire
Coat of arms of Le Pellerin
Location of Le Pellerin
Map
Le Pellerin is located in France
Le Pellerin
Le Pellerin
Le Pellerin is located in Pays de la Loire
Le Pellerin
Le Pellerin
Coordinates: 47°12′N 1°45′W / 47.2°N 1.75°W / 47.2; -1.75
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Brevin-les-Pins
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Brillaud de Laujardière[1]
Area
1
30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,358
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44120 /44640
Elevation0–27 m (0–89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Pellerin (French pronunciation: [lə pɛlʁɛ̃] ; Breton: Pentelloù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,100—    
1800 1,456−5.10%
1806 1,495+0.44%
1821 1,654+0.68%
1831 1,729+0.44%
1841 1,750+0.12%
1846 1,796+0.52%
1851 1,783−0.15%
1856 1,726−0.65%
1861 1,851+1.41%
1866 1,833−0.20%
1872 1,779−0.50%
1876 1,794+0.21%
1881 1,775−0.21%
1886 2,392+6.15%
1891 2,241−1.30%
1896 2,270+0.26%
1901 2,283+0.11%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,264−0.17%
1911 2,313+0.43%
1921 2,311−0.01%
1926 2,241−0.61%
1931 2,252+0.10%
1936 2,256+0.04%
1946 2,472+0.92%
1954 2,507+0.18%
1962 2,667+0.78%
1968 2,685+0.11%
1975 2,902+1.12%
1982 3,478+2.62%
1990 3,712+0.82%
1999 3,774+0.18%
2007 4,214+1.39%
2012 4,607+1.80%
2017 5,100+2.05%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities[edit]

Le Pellerin was the birthplace (21 May 1759) of Joseph Fouché.

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 Le Pellerin, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE