Chaumes-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [ʃom ɑ̃ ʁɛ] (listen), literally Chaumes in Retz; Breton: Kalaved-Raez) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Arthon-en-Retz and Chéméré.[2]
Chaumes-en-Retz | |
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Commune | |
Town hall | |
Location of Chaumes-en-Retz ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 47°06′58″N 1°56′31″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Pornic and Machecoul-Saint-Même |
Intercommunality | Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Drouet |
Area 1 | 76.55 km2 (29.56 sq mi) |
Population | 6,895 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44005 /44320, 44680 |
Elevation | 1–61 m (3.3–200.1 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,188 | — |
1975 | 3,171 | −0.08% |
1982 | 3,528 | +1.54% |
1990 | 3,768 | +0.83% |
1999 | 4,253 | +1.35% |
2007 | 5,448 | +3.14% |
2012 | 6,422 | +3.34% |
2017 | 6,759 | +1.03% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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