Avessac

Coordinates: 47°39′15″N 1°59′18″W / 47.6542°N 1.9883°W / 47.6542; -1.9883
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Avessac
Aveczac (Gallo)
Avezeg (Breton)
Commune
Château de Pordor
Château de Pordor
Location of Avessac
Map
Avessac is located in France
Avessac
Avessac
Avessac is located in Pays de la Loire
Avessac
Avessac
Coordinates: 47°39′15″N 1°59′18″W / 47.6542°N 1.9883°W / 47.6542; -1.9883
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonPontchâteau
IntercommunalityRedon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hubert du Plessis[1]
Area
1
76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,450
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44007 /44460
Elevation0–81 m (0–266 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avessac (French pronunciation: [avɛsak] ; Gallo: Aveczac or Aveça, Breton: Avezeg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,299—    
1821 2,084−0.35%
1846 2,464+0.67%
1872 3,427+1.28%
1901 3,732+0.29%
1926 3,137−0.69%
1946 2,759−0.64%
1962 2,496−0.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,405−0.62%
1975 2,356−0.29%
1982 2,395+0.23%
1990 2,233−0.87%
1999 2,154−0.40%
2007 2,387+1.29%
2012 2,494+0.88%
2017 2,476−0.14%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avessac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE