Sainte-Pazanne

Sainte-Pazanne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t pazan] ^ⓘ; Breton: Santez-Pezhenn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, western France.^[3]

Sainte-Pazanne
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Pazanne
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Coordinates: 47°06′14″N 1°48′34″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Machecoul-Saint-Même
Intercommunality	CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Morilleau[1]
Area 1	41.56 km2 (16.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,218
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44186 /44680
Elevation	0–41 m (0–135 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 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. 1800 1,656 —     1806 1,901 +2.33% 1821 1,872 −0.10% 1831 1,909 +0.20% 1841 2,121 +1.06% 1846 2,161 +0.37% 1851 2,202 +0.38% 1856 2,180 −0.20% 1861 2,363 +1.63% 1866 2,486 +1.02% 1872 2,458 −0.19% 1876 2,421 −0.38% 1881 2,456 +0.29% 1886 2,460 +0.03% 1891 2,576 +0.93% 1896 2,687 +0.85% 1901 2,714 +0.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,696 −0.13% 1911 2,650 −0.34% 1921 2,324 −1.30% 1926 2,191 −1.17% 1931 2,191 +0.00% 1936 2,229 +0.34% 1946 2,234 +0.02% 1954 2,320 +0.47% 1962 2,439 +0.63% 1968 2,527 +0.59% 1975 2,645 +0.65% 1982 2,940 +1.52% 1990 3,159 +0.90% 1999 3,448 +0.98% 2007 4,946 +4.61% 2012 5,863 +3.46% 2017 6,774 +2.93%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

• Harrold, Bedfordshire

Transport

Gare de Sainte-Pazanne is served by train services between Pornic, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 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. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sainte-Pazanne, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE