Orvault
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Orvault (French: [ɔʁvo] ⓘ; Gallo: Orvao, Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Orvault
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| Coordinates: 47°16′18″N 1°37′21″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Saint-Herblain-2 |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Sébastien Guitton[1] |
Area 1 | 27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 28,534 |
| • Density | 1,031/km2 (2,671/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44114 /44700 |
| Elevation | 7–74 m (23–243 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.
History
The Hôtel de Ville, commissioned as an extension to the original town hall, was completed in 1976.[3]
Population
The population of Orvault is increasing, 28 607 people in 2023.[4]
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