Donges

Donges Donj (Gallo) Donez (Breton)
Commune
Oil tanker in the port
Flag Coat of arms
Location of
Coordinates: 47°19′27″N 2°04′30″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Saint-Nazaire-2
Intercommunality	CA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Chéneau
Area 1	59.9 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	8,113
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44052 /44480
Elevation	0–31 m (0–102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Donges (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃ʒ] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Donj, Breton: Donez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the region of Pays de la Loire, France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,112 —     1800 2,054 −0.40% 1806 1,904 −1.26% 1821 2,230 +1.06% 1831 2,650 +1.74% 1841 2,700 +0.19% 1846 2,809 +0.79% 1851 2,808 −0.01% 1856 3,004 +1.36% 1861 3,006 +0.01% 1866 3,055 +0.32% 1872 2,890 −0.92% 1876 2,889 −0.01% 1881 2,918 +0.20% 1886 2,902 −0.11% 1891 2,933 +0.21% 1896 2,925 −0.05% 1901 2,883 −0.29%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,886 +0.02% 1911 2,862 −0.17% 1921 2,745 −0.42% 1926 2,770 +0.18% 1931 2,703 −0.49% 1936 2,896 +1.39% 1946 3,022 +0.43% 1954 4,590 +5.36% 1962 6,263 +3.96% 1968 6,458 +0.51% 1975 6,280 −0.40% 1982 6,726 +0.98% 1990 6,377 −0.66% 1999 6,157 −0.39% 2007 6,467 +0.62% 2012 7,092 +1.86% 2017 7,961 +2.34%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

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