Barbechat (French pronunciation: [baʁbəʃa]; Breton: Bargazh) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Divatte-sur-Loire.[2]

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The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, in Barbechat
The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, in Barbechat
Coat of arms of Barbechat
Location of Barbechat
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Barbechat is located in France
Barbechat
Barbechat
Barbechat is located in Pays de la Loire
Barbechat
Barbechat
Coordinates: 47°17′00″N 1°17′00″W / 47.2833°N 1.2833°W / 47.2833; -1.2833
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonVallet
CommuneDivatte-sur-Loire
Area
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11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,319
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
44450
Elevation7–84 m (23–276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1872 1,119—    
1876 1,169+4.5%
1881 1,111−5.0%
1886 1,059−4.7%
1891 998−5.8%
1896 950−4.8%
1901 904−4.8%
1906 854−5.5%
1911 843−1.3%
1921 711−15.7%
1926 663−6.8%
1931 608−8.3%
YearPop.±%
1936 581−4.4%
1946 552−5.0%
1954 592+7.2%
1962 584−1.4%
1968 608+4.1%
1975 566−6.9%
1982 808+42.8%
1990 905+12.0%
1999 1,061+17.2%
2006 1,223+15.3%
2009 1,275+4.3%

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