Oudon

For the river, see Oudon (river).

Oudon (French pronunciation: [udɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Oudon
Commune
The 14th century tower of the Château d'Oudon
Coat of arms
Location of Oudon
Oudon Show map of France Oudon Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 1°17′09″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)	Alain Bourgoin[1]
Area 1	22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,925
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44115 /44521
Elevation	2–74 m (6.6–242.8 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 1,492 —     1821 1,621 +0.30% 1846 1,768 +0.35% 1872 1,716 −0.11% 1901 1,677 −0.08% 1926 1,375 −0.79% 1946 1,346 −0.11% 1962 1,362 +0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,371 +0.11% 1975 1,599 +2.22% 1982 2,001 +3.26% 1990 2,353 +2.05% 1999 2,616 +1.18% 2007 3,126 +2.25% 2012 3,558 +2.62% 2017 3,805 +1.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Gallery

• 
  Oudon Castle
• 
  Menhir of "Pierre blanche"

Town twinning

• Batheaston, Somerset, Great Britain

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

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department