Blain, Loire-Atlantique
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Blain
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W / 47.4769°N 1.7622°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
Canton | Blain |
Intercommunality | Région de Blain |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Buf[1] |
Area 1 | 101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 10,187 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44015 /44130 |
Elevation | 7–44 m (23–144 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Blain (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃] ⓘ; Gallo: Blaen, Blin or Byein, Breton: Blaen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
International relations
Blain is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Blain, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official site Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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