Herbignac (French pronunciation: [ɛʁbiɲak] ; Gallo: Èrbinyac, Breton: Erbigneg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Herbignac
Èrbinyac (Gallo)
Erbigneg (Breton)
Commune
Château de Ranrouët
Coat of arms of Herbignac
Location of Herbignac
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Herbignac is located in France
Herbignac
Herbignac
Herbignac is located in Pays de la Loire
Herbignac
Herbignac
Coordinates: 47°26′59″N 2°18′58″W / 47.4497°N 2.3161°W / 47.4497; -2.3161
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonGuérande
IntercommunalityCA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christelle Chassé[1]
Area
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71.43 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,133
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44072 /44410
Elevation0–55 m (0–180 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,755—    
1800 2,086−3.90%
1806 1,999−0.71%
1821 2,920+2.56%
1831 3,175+0.84%
1841 3,176+0.00%
1846 3,327+0.93%
1851 3,555+1.33%
1856 3,478−0.44%
1861 3,672+1.09%
1866 3,784+0.60%
1872 3,895+0.48%
1876 3,964+0.44%
1881 4,152+0.93%
1886 4,153+0.00%
1891 4,219+0.32%
1896 4,199−0.09%
1901 4,172−0.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 4,150−0.11%
1911 4,110−0.19%
1921 3,540−1.48%
1926 3,443−0.55%
1931 3,416−0.16%
1936 3,325−0.54%
1946 3,122−0.63%
1954 3,028−0.38%
1962 3,037+0.04%
1968 3,078+0.22%
1975 3,239+0.73%
1982 3,778+2.22%
1990 4,175+1.26%
1999 4,353+0.46%
2007 5,184+2.21%
2012 6,175+3.56%
2017 6,822+2.01%
2021 7,133+1.12%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Herbignac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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