Jans

For other uses, see Jans (surname).

Jans
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Jans
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Coordinates: 47°37′18″N 1°36′46″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Guémené-Penfao
Intercommunality	Châteaubriant-Derval
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Irène Bouin
Area 1	33.21 km2 (12.82 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	1,391
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44076 /44170
Elevation	13–56 m (43–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jans (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃s] (listen); Breton: Hentieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 797 —     1806 897 +12.5% 1821 1,044 +16.4% 1831 1,025 −1.8% 1841 973 −5.1% 1851 1,200 +23.3% 1861 1,410 +17.5% 1872 1,572 +11.5% 1881 1,715 +9.1% 1891 1,741 +1.5% 1901 1,701 −2.3% 1911 1,716 +0.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,451 −15.4% 1931 1,347 −7.2% 1946 1,230 −8.7% 1954 1,195 −2.8% 1962 1,145 −4.2% 1968 1,076 −6.0% 1975 991 −7.9% 1982 1,023 +3.2% 1990 1,041 +1.8% 1999 991 −4.8% 2007 1,023 +3.2% 2017 1,370 +33.9%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department