Crossac

Crossac (French pronunciation: [kʁɔsak] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Croczac or Croça, Breton: Kroazieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Crossac Croczac/Croça (Gallo) Kroazieg (Breton)
Commune
Ruins of the Château de Lorieux
Coat of arms
Location of Crossac
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Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°10′01″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Pays de Pont-Château - Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Demarty[1]
Area 1	25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,997
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44050 /44160
Elevation	0–22 m (0–72 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 1,263 —     1821 1,379 +0.31% 1846 1,582 +0.55% 1872 1,591 +0.02% 1901 1,710 +0.25% 1926 1,492 −0.54% 1946 1,501 +0.03% 1962 1,517 +0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,558 +0.45% 1975 1,658 +0.89% 1982 2,067 +3.20% 1990 2,277 +1.22% 1999 2,136 −0.71% 2007 2,579 +2.38% 2012 2,808 +1.72% 2017 2,952 +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 Crossac, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE