La Roche-Blanche, Loire-Atlantique
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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La Roche-Blanche (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ blɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ; Breton: Ar Roc'h-Wenn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
La Roche-Blanche | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Roche-Blanche | |
  La Roche-Blanche Location within France  La Roche-Blanche Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 1°08′22″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Ancenis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Praud[1] |
Area 1 | 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,261 |
| • Density | 85.09/km2 (220.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44222 /44522 |
| Elevation | 7–84 m (23–276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 671 | — |
| 1975 | 723 | +1.07% |
| 1982 | 843 | +2.22% |
| 1990 | 930 | +1.24% |
| 1999 | 840 | −1.12% |
| 2007 | 958 | +1.66% |
| 2012 | 1,142 | +3.58% |
| 2017 | 1,194 | +0.89% |
| 2023 | 1,261 | +0.91% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
