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Erbray (French pronunciation: [ɛʁbʁɛ] (listen); Breton: Ervoreg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Erbray
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Erbray
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Coordinates: 47°39′24″N 1°18′59″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Châteaubriant
Intercommunality	Châteaubriant-Derval
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Dufourd-Bouchet
Area 1	58.18 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	3,043
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44054 /44110
Elevation	41–108 m (135–354 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

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,781 —     1806 130 −92.7% 1806 1,502 +1055.4% 1821 1,627 +8.3% 1831 2,120 +30.3% 1841 1,970 −7.1% 1851 2,283 +15.9% 1861 2,700 +18.3% 1872 2,973 +10.1% 1881 3,002 +1.0% 1891 2,897 −3.5% 1901 2,651 −8.5% 1911 2,525 −4.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,057 −18.5% 1931 1,967 −4.4% 1946 1,813 −7.8% 1954 1,832 +1.0% 1962 1,766 −3.6% 1968 1,808 +2.4% 1975 1,885 +4.3% 1982 2,152 +14.2% 1990 2,392 +11.2% 1999 2,349 −1.8% 2008 2,793 +18.9% 2017 3,006 +7.6%

Amenities

The town has an elementary school, a Catholic church, pharmacy, hairdresser, food shops, bakery, post office and a bar.

Personalities

• Jeanne Cherhal, singer

See also

Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

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