Basse-Goulaine (French pronunciation: [bas ɡulɛn] ; Gallo: Bass-Góleinn, Breton: Goueled-Goulen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Basse-Goulaine
Bass-Góleinn (Gallo)
Goueled-Goulen (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Basse-Goulaine
Location of Basse-Goulaine
Map
Basse-Goulaine is located in France
Basse-Goulaine
Basse-Goulaine
Basse-Goulaine is located in Pays de la Loire
Basse-Goulaine
Basse-Goulaine
Coordinates: 47°12′58″N 1°27′51″W / 47.2161°N 1.4642°W / 47.2161; -1.4642
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Vey[1]
Area
1
13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,555
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44009 /44115
Elevation1–44 m (3.3–144.4 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is part of historical Brittany located in the Pays nantais (historical country) and in the Vignoble nantais (traditional country).

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,153—    
1800 776−5.50%
1806 1,006+4.42%
1821 1,180+1.07%
1831 1,218+0.32%
1841 1,168−0.42%
1846 1,220+0.87%
1851 1,227+0.11%
1856 1,294+1.07%
1861 1,287−0.11%
1866 1,255−0.50%
1872 1,187−0.92%
1876 1,226+0.81%
1881 1,182−0.73%
1886 1,189+0.12%
1891 1,234+0.75%
1896 1,259+0.40%
1901 1,250−0.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,264+0.22%
1911 1,170−1.53%
1921 1,105−0.57%
1926 1,176+1.25%
1931 1,103−1.27%
1936 1,185+1.44%
1946 1,333+1.18%
1954 1,539+1.81%
1962 1,853+2.35%
1968 2,160+2.59%
1975 3,036+4.98%
1982 4,099+4.38%
1990 5,910+4.68%
1999 7,499+2.68%
2007 7,927+0.70%
2012 8,244+0.79%
2017 9,036+1.85%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also edit

References edit

  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 Basse-Goulaine, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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