Divatte-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [divat syʁ lwaʁ] (listen), literally Divatte on Loire; Breton: Diwazh-Liger) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of La Chapelle-Basse-Mer and Barbechat.[2]
Divatte-sur-Loire | |
---|---|
Commune | |
Location of Divatte-sur-Loire | |
Divatte-sur-Loire Divatte-sur-Loire | |
Coordinates: 47°16′19″N 1°20′24″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Nantes |
Canton | Vallet |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christelle Braud |
Area 1 | 33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi) |
Population | 6,975 |
• Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44029 /44450 |
Elevation | 1–84 m (3.3–275.6 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. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 3,283 | — |
1975 | 3,536 | +1.07% |
1982 | 4,368 | +3.06% |
1990 | 4,917 | +1.49% |
1999 | 5,334 | +0.91% |
2007 | 6,109 | +1.71% |
2012 | 6,541 | +1.38% |
2017 | 6,844 | +0.91% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
This Loire-Atlantique geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |