Blain, Loire-Atlantique
Blain
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Nantes-Brest Canal and the Château de Blain | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Blain | |
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| Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W / 47.4769°N 1.7622°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Blain |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays de Blain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Buf[1] |
Area 1 | 101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 10,376 |
| • Density | 102.01/km2 (264.19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44015 /44130 |
| Elevation | 7–44 m (23–144 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Blain (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃] ⓘ; Gallo: Blaen, Blin or Byein, Breton: Blaen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.
Population
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International relations
Blain is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Blain, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
- Official site Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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