Blain, Loire-Atlantique
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| Banks of the canal de Nantes à Brest and the Château de Blain. | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant |
| Canton | Blain |
| Intercommunality | Région de Blain |
| Mayor | Daniel Leroux (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 7–44 m (23–144 ft) |
| Land area1 | 101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 9,284 (2009) |
| - Density | 91 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44015/ 44130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W / 47.4769°N 1.7622°W
Blain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,085 | — |
| 1800 | 4,500 | +10.2% |
| 1806 | 4,215 | −6.3% |
| 1821 | 4,476 | +6.2% |
| 1831 | 4,899 | +9.5% |
| 1836 | 4,553 | −7.1% |
| 1841 | 5,441 | +19.5% |
| 1846 | 5,896 | +8.4% |
| 1851 | 6,170 | +4.6% |
| 1856 | 6,502 | +5.4% |
| 1861 | 6,781 | +4.3% |
| 1866 | 6,865 | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 6,825 | −0.6% |
| 1876 | 6,807 | −0.3% |
| 1881 | 6,660 | −2.2% |
| 1886 | 6,728 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 6,787 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 6,601 | −2.7% |
| 1901 | 6,618 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 6,737 | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 6,625 | −1.7% |
| 1921 | 5,962 | −10.0% |
| 1926 | 5,880 | −1.4% |
| 1931 | 5,978 | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 5,851 | −2.1% |
| 1946 | 5,801 | −0.9% |
| 1954 | 5,659 | −2.4% |
| 1962 | 6,531 | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 7,052 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 7,153 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 7,366 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 7,434 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 7,731 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 8,171 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 8,544 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9,284 | +8.7% |
International relations
Blain is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.
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