Sévérac
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Sévérac (French pronunciation: [seveʁak] ⓘ; Breton: Severeg) is a small commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. As of 2022, it had around 1,693 inhabitants and covers about 22.4 km².
Sévérac | |
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The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Sévérac | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sévérac | |
  Sévérac Location within France  Sévérac Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′03″N 2°04′32″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Pontchâteau |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pont-Château - Saint-Gildas-des-Bois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Pecot[1] |
Area 1 | 22.41 km2 (8.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,690 |
| • Density | 75.4/km2 (195/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sévéracaises, Sévéracais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44196 /44530 |
| Elevation | 0–71 m (0–233 ft) |
| Website | http://www.cc-paysdepontchateau.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The name likely derives from Latin Severus or the root "Sev-" related to water, referring to land belonging to someone named Severus between rivers.
