Missillac
Missillac (French: [misijak] (listen); Merzhelieg in Breton) is a commune located in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France.
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 47°28′59″N 2°09′28″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 (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,342 |
• Density | 90/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. |
Geography
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
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
The commune is crossed by the Nantes-Vannes expressway.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
See also
- La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Parc naturel régional de Brière
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