La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [la mɛjʁɛ də bʁətaɲ]; Gallo: La Melherae, Breton: Melereg-Breizh) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne | |
  La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne  La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′37″N 1°24′01″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Châteaubriant |
| Intercommunality | Châteaubriant-Derval |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Pierre Guérin[1] |
Area 1 | 27.63 km2 (10.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,606 |
| • Density | 58.13/km2 (150.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44095 /44520 |
| Elevation | 29–91 m (95–299 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
La Meilleraye is situated 18 km south of Châteaubriant.
Climate
Climate from 1971 to 2000[3]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,129 | — |
| 1975 | 1,045 | −1.10% |
| 1982 | 1,074 | +0.39% |
| 1990 | 1,097 | +0.27% |
| 1999 | 1,027 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 1,219 | +2.17% |
| 2012 | 1,447 | +3.49% |
| 2017 | 1,527 | +1.08% |
| 2023 | 1,606 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
Notes
- Average annual temperature change is measure of the difference between the average temperature in January and the average temperature in July. This variable is generally considered to be the difference between oceanic and continental climates.
