Gorges, Loire-Atlantique

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Gorges
Gorj (Gallo)
Gored (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Gorges
Coat of arms
Location of Gorges
Map
(2020–2026)
Didier Meyer[1]
Area
1
15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,976
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44064 /44190
Elevation5–49 m (16–161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gorges (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁʒ] ⓘ; Gallo: Gorj, Breton: Gored) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,500—    
1821 825−5.88%
1846 1,680+2.89%
1872 1,735+0.12%
1901 1,635−0.20%
1926 1,594−0.10%
1946 1,556−0.12%
1962 1,563+0.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,701+1.42%
1975 2,028+2.54%
1982 2,379+2.31%
1990 2,603+1.13%
1999 2,649+0.19%
2007 3,553+3.74%
2012 4,404+4.39%
2017 4,658+1.13%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

Gorges is twinned with Alatri in Italy.

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