Prinquiau

Prinquiau (French pronunciation: [pʁɛ̃kjo] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Prevenkel) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Prinquiau Prevenkel
Commune
Mazière menhir
Coat of arms
Location of Prinquiau
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Coordinates: 47°21′47″N 2°00′36″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Blain
Intercommunality	Estuaire et Sillon
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jean-Pierre Blanc[1]
Area 1	22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,522
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44137 /44260
Elevation	0–70 m (0–230 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. 1793 821 —     1821 983 +0.65% 1846 1,298 +1.12% 1872 1,545 +0.67% 1901 1,551 +0.01% 1926 1,237 −0.90% 1946 1,255 +0.07% 1962 1,220 −0.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,214 −0.08% 1975 1,475 +2.82% 1982 2,009 +4.51% 1990 2,175 +1.00% 1999 2,055 −0.63% 2007 2,762 +3.77% 2012 3,289 +3.55% 2017 3,459 +1.01%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Parc naturel régional de Brière

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 Prinquiau, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE