Missillac
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Missillac | |
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Location of Missillac  | |
  Missillac  Missillac | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′59″N 2°09′28″W / 47.4831°N 2.1578°WCoordinates: 47°28′59″N 2°09′28″W / 47.4831°N 2.1578°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) | Jean-Louis Mogan |
| Area 1 | 59.55 km2 (22.99 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 5,398 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44098 /44780 |
| Elevation | 0–63 m (0–207 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Missillac (French pronunciation: [misijak] (
listen); Merzhelieg in Breton) is a commune located in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France.
Geography[edit]
Missillac is located at the northwestern edge of Loire-Atlantique at the limit of the Morbihan 25 km from Saint-Nazaire, 65 km northwest of Nantes, and 25 km south of Redon. The communes bordering Missillac are Sévérac, Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne, La Chapelle-des-Marais, Herbignac, and Pontchâteau.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 2,200 | — |
| 1806 | 2,066 | −6.1% |
| 1821 | 2,457 | +18.9% |
| 1831 | 2,615 | +6.4% |
| 1841 | 2,687 | +2.8% |
| 1851 | 2,877 | +7.1% |
| 1861 | 3,239 | +12.6% |
| 1872 | 3,565 | +10.1% |
| 1881 | 3,837 | +7.6% |
| 1891 | 3,876 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 3,985 | +2.8% |
| 1911 | 3,965 | −0.5% |
| 1921 | 3,496 | −11.8% |
| 1931 | 3,291 | −5.9% |
| 1946 | 3,212 | −2.4% |
| 1954 | 3,295 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 3,583 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 3,652 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 3,687 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3,883 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 3,915 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3,808 | −2.7% |
| 2007 | 4,557 | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 5,342 | +17.2% |
Transport[edit]
The commune is crossed by the Nantes-Vannes expressway.
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
See also[edit]
- La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Parc naturel régional de Brière
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