Montoir-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃twaʁ bʁətaɲ] , literally Montoir of Brittany; Gallo: Montoér or Montouèrr, Breton: Mouster-al-Loc'h) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Montoir-de-Bretagne
Montoér/Montouèrr (Gallo)
Mouster-al-Loc'h (Breton)
Commune
Saint-Nazaire airport
Saint-Nazaire airport
Coat of arms of Montoir-de-Bretagne
Location of Montoir-de-Bretagne
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Montoir-de-Bretagne is located in France
Montoir-de-Bretagne
Montoir-de-Bretagne
Montoir-de-Bretagne is located in Pays de la Loire
Montoir-de-Bretagne
Montoir-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 47°19′45″N 2°08′52″W / 47.3292°N 2.1478°W / 47.3292; -2.1478
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonSaint-Nazaire-2
IntercommunalityCA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Noguet[1]
Area
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36.79 km2 (14.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,252
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44103 /44550
Elevation0–15 m (0–49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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The population data given in the table below refer to the commune of Montoir-de-Bretagne in its geography at the given years. In 1913 the commune of Trignac was created from part of Montoir-de-Bretagne, in 1925 Saint-Malo-de-Guersac was created from part of Montoir-de-Bretagne.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,119—    
1800 3,149 0.14%
1806 3,577 2.15%
1821 3,871 0.53%
1831 3,985 0.29%
1841 4,500 1.22%
1846 4,572 0.32%
1851 5,023 1.90%
1856 5,269 0.96%
1861 5,388 0.45%
1866 4,527−3.42%
1872 4,859 1.19%
1876 4,603−1.34%
1881 5,412 3.29%
1886 7,225 5.95%
1891 6,942−0.80%
1896 8,277 3.58%
1901 10,272 4.41%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 9,756−1.03%
1911 10,739 1.94%
1921 6,285−5.22%
1926 3,860−9.29%
1931 3,698−0.85%
1936 3,592−0.58%
1946 3,681 0.25%
1954 4,695 3.09%
1962 4,658−0.10%
1968 5,171 1.76%
1975 5,352 0.49%
1982 5,772 1.09%
1990 6,585 1.66%
1999 6,204−0.66%
2007 6,298 0.19%
2012 6,950 1.99%
2017 7,088 0.39%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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