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Gorges, Loire-Atlantique

Gorges (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁʒ] ; Gallo: Gorj, Breton: Gored) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Gorges
Gorj (Gallo)
Gored (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Gorges
Location of Gorges
Map
Gorges is located in France
Gorges
Gorges
Gorges is located in Pays de la Loire
Gorges
Gorges
Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 1°18′09″W / 47.1022°N 1.3025°W / 47.1022; -1.3025
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonClisson
IntercommunalityCA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Meyer[1]
Area
1
15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,976
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44064 /44190
Elevation5–49 m (16–161 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.
1793 4,500—    
1821 825−5.88%
1846 1,680+2.89%
1872 1,735+0.12%
1901 1,635−0.20%
1926 1,594−0.10%
1946 1,556−0.12%
1962 1,563+0.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,701+1.42%
1975 2,028+2.54%
1982 2,379+2.31%
1990 2,603+1.13%
1999 2,649+0.19%
2007 3,553+3.74%
2012 4,404+4.39%
2017 4,658+1.13%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

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Gorges is twinned with Alatri in Italy.

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 Gorges, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE