Fay-de-Bretagne

Fay-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [fɛ də bʁətaɲ] , literally Fay of Brittany; Gallo: Faè or Faï, Breton: Faouell) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Fay-de-Bretagne
Faè/Faï (Gallo)
Faouell (Breton)
Commune
War memorial
Coat of arms
Location of Fay-de-Bretagne
Fay-de-Bretagne
Fay-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 47°24′56″N 1°47′25″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonLa Chapelle-sur-Erdre
IntercommunalityErdre et Gesvres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Labarre[1]
Area
1
64.81 km2 (25.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,750
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44056 /44130
Elevation18–87 m (59–285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,100—    
1821 3,203+0.12%
1846 4,060+0.95%
1872 3,669−0.39%
1901 3,521−0.14%
1926 2,786−0.93%
1946 2,249−1.06%
1962 2,172−0.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,109−0.49%
1975 1,947−1.14%
1982 2,175+1.59%
1990 2,388+1.17%
1999 2,489+0.46%
2007 2,911+1.98%
2012 3,386+3.07%
2017 3,618+1.33%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

References
  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 Fay-de-Bretagne, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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