Piriac-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 47°22′51″N 2°32′42″W / 47.3808°N 2.5450°W / 47.3808; -2.5450
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Piriac-sur-Mer
Commune
Coat of arms of Piriac-sur-Mer
Location of Piriac-sur-Mer
Map
Piriac-sur-Mer is located in France
Piriac-sur-Mer
Piriac-sur-Mer
Piriac-sur-Mer is located in Pays de la Loire
Piriac-sur-Mer
Piriac-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 47°22′51″N 2°32′42″W / 47.3808°N 2.5450°W / 47.3808; -2.5450
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonGuérande
IntercommunalityCA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Ribault[1]
Area
1
12.37 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,516
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44125 /44420
Elevation0–36 m (0–118 ft)
(avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piriac-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [piʁjak syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Piriac on Sea; Breton: Penc'herieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,054—    
1821 1,056+0.01%
1846 1,266+0.73%
1872 1,310+0.13%
1901 1,301−0.02%
1926 1,166−0.44%
1946 1,109−0.25%
1962 1,127+0.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,134+0.10%
1975 1,110−0.31%
1982 1,263+1.86%
1990 1,442+1.67%
1999 1,898+3.10%
2007 2,273+2.28%
2012 2,173−0.90%
2017 2,245+0.65%
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 Piriac-sur-Mer, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE