Orvault

Orvault
Orvao (Gallo)
Orvez (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Orvault
Coat of arms
Location of Orvault
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Orvault is located in France
Orvault
Orvault
Orvault is located in Pays de la Loire
Orvault
Orvault
Coordinates: 47°16′18″N 1°37′21″W / 47.2717°N 1.6225°W / 47.2717; -1.6225
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Herblain-2
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Sébastien Guitton[1]
Area
1
27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
27,872
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44114 /44700
Elevation7–74 m (23–243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orvault (French: [ɔʁvo] ⓘ; Gallo: Orvao, Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.

Population

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The population of Orvault is increasing, 28 607 people in 2023.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,816—    
1800 1,659−1.28%
1806 1,920+2.47%
1821 1,952+0.11%
1831 1,845−0.56%
1841 2,073+1.17%
1846 2,142+0.66%
1851 2,173+0.29%
1856 2,130−0.40%
1861 2,163+0.31%
1866 2,196+0.30%
1872 2,125−0.55%
1876 2,118−0.08%
1881 1,984−1.30%
1886 2,010+0.26%
1891 1,960−0.50%
1896 1,870−0.94%
1901 1,828−0.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,832+0.04%
1911 1,875+0.47%
1921 1,885+0.05%
1926 2,244+3.55%
1931 2,732+4.01%
1936 2,924+1.37%
1946 3,681+2.33%
1954 3,238−1.59%
1962 6,592+9.29%
1968 13,510+12.70%
1975 20,239+5.94%
1982 23,245+2.00%
1990 23,115−0.07%
1999 23,554+0.21%
2007 24,564+0.53%
2012 24,761+0.16%
2017 26,355+1.26%
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 Orvault, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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