La Bernerie-en-Retz

La Bernerie-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [la bɛʁnəʁi ɑ̃ ʁɛ], literally La Bernerie in Retz; Gallo: La Bèrneriy or La Bèrneri, Breton: Kerverner-Raez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, western France.

La Bernerie-en-Retz La Bèrneriy/La Bèrneri (Gallo) Kerverner-Raez (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Bernerie-en-Retz
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Coordinates: 47°04′56″N 2°02′10″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pornic
Intercommunality	CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Prieur[1]
Area 1	6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,364
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44012 /44760
Elevation	0–47 m (0–154 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. ±% p.a. 1872 1,023 —     1901 1,239 +0.66% 1926 1,489 +0.74% 1946 1,764 +0.85% 1962 1,593 −0.64% 1968 1,683 +0.92% 1975 1,735 +0.44%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 1,799 +0.52% 1990 1,828 +0.20% 1999 2,139 +1.76% 2007 2,512 +2.03% 2012 2,603 +0.71% 2017 2,968 +2.66%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Transport

Gare de La Bernerie-en-Retz is served by train services between Pornic and Nantes.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

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 La Bernerie-en-Retz, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official site