Vallons-de-l'Erdre (French pronunciation: [valɔ̃ də lɛʁdʁ] (listen); Breton: Saonioù-an-Erzh) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Mars-la-Jaille (the seat), Bonnœuvre, Freigné (part of the department of Maine-et-Loire before 2018), Maumusson, Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes and Vritz.[2]
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Commune | |
Location of Vallons-de-l'Erdre | |
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Coordinates: 47°31′34″N 1°11′01″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
Canton | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Ancenis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Ploteau |
Area 1 | 189.21 km2 (73.05 sq mi) |
Population | 6,480 |
• Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44180 /44540 |
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 | 6,444 | — |
1975 | 6,129 | −0.71% |
1982 | 6,100 | −0.07% |
1990 | 5,905 | −0.41% |
1999 | 5,900 | −0.01% |
2007 | 6,431 | +1.08% |
2012 | 6,581 | +0.46% |
2017 | 6,556 | −0.08% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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