Le Pellerin

Coordinates: 47°12′N 1°45′W / 47.2°N 1.75°W / 47.2; -1.75
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Le Pellerin
Commune
Le Pellerin, seen from across the river Loire
Le Pellerin, seen from across the river Loire
Coat of arms of Le Pellerin
Location of Le Pellerin
Map
Nantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Brillaud de Laujardière[1]
Area
1
30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,358
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code /44640
Elevation0–27 m (0–89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Pellerin (French pronunciation: [lə pɛlʁɛ̃] ; Breton: Pentelloù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,100—    
1800 1,456−5.10%
1806 1,495+0.44%
1821 1,654+0.68%
1831 1,729+0.44%
1841 1,750+0.12%
1846 1,796+0.52%
1851 1,783−0.15%
1856 1,726−0.65%
1861 1,851+1.41%
1866 1,833−0.20%
1872 1,779−0.50%
1876 1,794+0.21%
1881 1,775−0.21%
1886 2,392+6.15%
1891 2,241−1.30%
1896 2,270+0.26%
1901 2,283+0.11%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,264−0.17%
1911 2,313+0.43%
1921 2,311−0.01%
1926 2,241−0.61%
1931 2,252+0.10%
1936 2,256+0.04%
1946 2,472+0.92%
1954 2,507+0.18%
1962 2,667+0.78%
1968 2,685+0.11%
1975 2,902+1.12%
1982 3,478+2.62%
1990 3,712+0.82%
1999 3,774+0.18%
2007 4,214+1.39%
2012 4,607+1.80%
2017 5,100+2.05%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities

Le Pellerin was the birthplace (21 May 1759) of Joseph Fouché.

See also

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Pellerin, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE