Loireauxence
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Loireauxence (French pronunciation: [lwaʁoksɑ̃s]; Breton: Ligeraosant) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Varades, Belligné, La Chapelle-Saint-Sauveur and La Rouxière.[3]
Loireauxence
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Commune | |
Loire River and Varades | |
 Location of Loireauxence | |
  Loireauxence  Loireauxence | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′10″N 1°01′55″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christine Blanchet[1] |
Area 1 | 118.28 km2 (45.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,587 |
| • Density | 64.14/km2 (166.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44213 /44370 |
| Elevation | 7–94 m (23–308 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,785 | — |
| 1975 | 5,631 | −0.38% |
| 1982 | 5,653 | +0.06% |
| 1990 | 5,860 | +0.45% |
| 1999 | 6,144 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 6,920 | +1.50% |
| 2012 | 7,204 | +0.81% |
| 2017 | 7,522 | +0.87% |
| 2023 | 7,587 | +0.14% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
