Crossac

Crossac Croczac/Croça (Gallo) Kroazieg (Breton)
Commune
Ruins of the Château de Lorieux
Coat of arms
Location of Crossac
Crossac Crossac
Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°10′01″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)	Olivier Demarty
Area 1	25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,997
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44050 /44160
Elevation	0–22 m (0–72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crossac (French pronunciation: [kʁɔsak] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Croczac or Croça, Breton: Kroazieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,263 —     1821 1,379 +0.31% 1846 1,582 +0.55% 1872 1,591 +0.02% 1901 1,710 +0.25% 1926 1,492 −0.54% 1946 1,501 +0.03% 1962 1,517 +0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,558 +0.45% 1975 1,658 +0.89% 1982 2,067 +3.20% 1990 2,277 +1.22% 1999 2,136 −0.71% 2007 2,579 +2.38% 2012 2,808 +1.72% 2017 2,952 +1.01%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Parc naturel régional de Brière