Héric
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Héric (French pronunciation: [eʁik] ⓘ; Gallo: Éri, Breton: Hierig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Héric
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Héric | |
  Héric Location within France  Héric Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′48″N 1°39′02″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Nort-sur-Erdre |
| Intercommunality | Erdre et Gesvres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Joutard[1] |
Area 1 | 73.93 km2 (28.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,585 |
| • Density | 89.07/km2 (230.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44073 /44810 |
| Elevation | 17–66 m (56–217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Personalities
One of its most famous citizens is Paul Tessier, father of craniofacial surgery.
