Blain, Loire-Atlantique

Blain

*Blaen* (Gallo & Breton)
*Blin/Byein* (Gallo)
Blain Blaen (Gallo & Breton) ; Blin/Byein (Gallo)
Commune
	Nantes-Brest Canal and the Château de Blain
	Coat of arms
	Location of Blain
	Blain Blain
	Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Blain
Intercommunality	CC Pays de Blain
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Buf
Area 1	101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi)
Population (2023)	10,376
• Density	102.01/km2 (264.19/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 (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Blaen, Blin or Byein, Breton: Blaen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.

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Area

¹

101.72 km² (39.27 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

10,376

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Blain Blaen (Gallo & Breton) Blin/Byein (Gallo)
Commune
Nantes-Brest Canal and the Château de Blain
Coat of arms
Location of Blain
Blain Show map of France Blain Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Blain
Intercommunality	CC Pays de Blain
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Buf^[1]
Area ¹	101.72 km² (39.27 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	10,376
• Density	102.01/km² (264.19/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.