Legé (French pronunciation: [ləʒe]; Gallo: Lejaé or Ljaï, Breton: Levieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Legé
Lejaé/Ljaï (Gallo)
Levieg (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Legé
Location of Legé
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Legé is located in France
Legé
Legé
Legé is located in Pays de la Loire
Legé
Legé
Coordinates: 46°53′11″N 1°35′51″W / 46.8864°N 1.5975°W / 46.8864; -1.5975
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalitySud Retz Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Grassineau[1]
Area
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63.32 km2 (24.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,701
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44081 /44650
Elevation18–94 m (59–308 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.±% p.a.
1800 2,893—    
1821 3,116+0.35%
1846 3,614+0.59%
1872 4,455+0.81%
1901 4,431−0.02%
1926 3,648−0.77%
1946 3,604−0.06%
1962 3,454−0.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,521+0.32%
1975 3,433−0.36%
1982 3,441+0.03%
1990 3,532+0.33%
1999 3,586+0.17%
2007 3,989+1.34%
2012 4,350+1.75%
2017 4,514+0.74%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Legé, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE