Port-Saint-Père (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ sɛ̃ pɛʁ] ; Breton: Porzh-Pêr) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Port-Saint-Père
Commune
Coat of arms of Port-Saint-Père
Location of Port-Saint-Père
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Port-Saint-Père is located in France
Port-Saint-Père
Port-Saint-Père
Port-Saint-Père is located in Pays de la Loire
Port-Saint-Père
Port-Saint-Père
Coordinates: 47°08′00″N 1°45′00″W / 47.1333°N 1.75°W / 47.1333; -1.75
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonMachecoul-Saint-Même
IntercommunalityCA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gaëtan Léauté[1]
Area
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32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,013
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44133 /44710
Elevation0–52 m (0–171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Port-Saint-Père is situated on the west bank of the Acheneau, northwest of the Lac de Grand-Lieu.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 1,232—    
1821 1,563+1.14%
1846 1,815+0.60%
1872 1,946+0.27%
1901 1,782−0.30%
1926 1,441−0.85%
1946 1,311−0.47%
1962 1,349+0.18%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,361+0.15%
1975 1,370+0.09%
1982 1,716+3.27%
1990 1,695−0.15%
1999 2,143+2.64%
2007 2,548+2.19%
2012 2,820+2.05%
2017 2,913+0.65%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights

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Transport

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Port-Saint-Père-Saint-Mars station is served by train services between Pornic, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.

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 Port-Saint-Père, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE