Couffé (French pronunciation: [kufe] ; Gallo: Cófaé, Breton: Koufeg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Couffé
Cófaé (Gallo)
Koufeg (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Couffé
Location of Couffé
Map
Couffé is located in France
Couffé
Couffé
Couffé is located in Pays de la Loire
Couffé
Couffé
Coordinates: 47°23′31″N 1°17′29″W / 47.3919°N 1.2914°W / 47.3919; -1.2914
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonAncenis-Saint-Géréon
IntercommunalityPays d'Ancenis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) David Pageau[1]
Area
1
39.97 km2 (15.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,535
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44048 /44521
Elevation7–73 m (23–240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,503—    
1821 1,681+0.40%
1846 1,874+0.44%
1872 2,008+0.27%
1901 1,942−0.12%
1926 1,549−0.90%
1946 1,246−1.08%
1962 1,267+0.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,318+0.66%
1975 1,262−0.62%
1982 1,469+2.19%
1990 1,805+2.61%
1999 1,790−0.09%
2007 2,188+2.54%
2012 2,330+1.27%
2017 2,563+1.92%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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