Paulx (French pronunciation: [po] ; Breton: Palud) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Paulx
Commune
Coat of arms of Paulx
Location of Paulx
Map
Paulx is located in France
Paulx
Paulx
Paulx is located in Pays de la Loire
Paulx
Paulx
Coordinates: 46°58′00″N 1°45′00″W / 46.9667°N 1.75°W / 46.9667; -1.75
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonMachecoul-Saint-Même
IntercommunalitySud Retz Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Gauthier[1]
Area
1
35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,023
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44119 /44270
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.
1800 898—    
1821 1,350+1.96%
1846 1,815+1.19%
1872 1,838+0.05%
1901 1,977+0.25%
1926 1,627−0.78%
1946 1,521−0.34%
1962 1,574+0.21%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,516−0.62%
1975 1,382−1.31%
1982 1,348−0.36%
1990 1,311−0.35%
1999 1,354+0.36%
2007 1,823+3.79%
2012 1,938+1.23%
2017 1,981+0.44%
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 Paulx, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE