Vay (French pronunciation: [vɛ] ; Gallo: Vaï, Breton: Gwez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Vay
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 The church in Vay | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vay  | |
  Vay  Vay | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′20″N 1°42′00″W / 47.5556°N 1.7°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao |
| Intercommunality | CC de Nozay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Chantal Gautier[1] |
Area 1 | 36.13 km2 (13.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,052 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vayennes, Vayens |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44214 /44170 |
| Elevation | 21–96 m (69–315 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,219 | — |
| 1975 | 1,099 | −1.47% |
| 1982 | 1,119 | 0.26% |
| 1990 | 1,122 | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 1,228 | 1.01% |
| 2007 | 1,798 | 4.88% |
| 2012 | 2,012 | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 2,046 | 0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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The town hall -
Drouetterie menhir (MH)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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