Villeneuve-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [vilnœv ɑ̃ ʁɛ] ⓘ; Breton: Kernevez-Raez) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bourgneuf-en-Retz and Fresnay-en-Retz.[3]
Villeneuve-en-Retz
Kerveneg-Raez (Breton) | |
|---|---|
 The church of Saint-Cyr-en-Retz | |
Location of Villeneuve-en-Retz  | |
  Villeneuve-en-Retz  Villeneuve-en-Retz | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′35″N 1°57′07″W / 47.043°N 1.952°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Machecoul-Saint-Même |
| Intercommunality | CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Bernard Ferrer[1] |
| Area 1 | 73.68 km2 (28.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,003 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44021 /44580 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,941 | — |
| 1975 | 2,920 | −0.10% |
| 1982 | 3,160 | +1.13% |
| 1990 | 3,194 | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 3,258 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 4,280 | +3.47% |
| 2012 | 4,753 | +2.12% |
| 2017 | 4,929 | +0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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