Donges

Donges Donj (Gallo) Donez (Breton)
Commune
Oil tanker in the port
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°19′27″N 2°04′30″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Saint-Nazaire-2
Intercommunality	CA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Chéneau[1]
Area ^1	59.9 km^2 (23.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	8,113
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44052 /44480
Elevation	0–31 m (0–102 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Donges (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃ʒ] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Donj, Breton: Donez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the region of Pays de la Loire, France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,112 —     1800 2,054 −0.40% 1806 1,904 −1.26% 1821 2,230 +1.06% 1831 2,650 +1.74% 1841 2,700 +0.19% 1846 2,809 +0.79% 1851 2,808 −0.01% 1856 3,004 +1.36% 1861 3,006 +0.01% 1866 3,055 +0.32% 1872 2,890 −0.92% 1876 2,889 −0.01% 1881 2,918 +0.20% 1886 2,902 −0.11% 1891 2,933 +0.21% 1896 2,925 −0.05% 1901 2,883 −0.29%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,886 +0.02% 1911 2,862 −0.17% 1921 2,745 −0.42% 1926 2,770 +0.18% 1931 2,703 −0.49% 1936 2,896 +1.39% 1946 3,022 +0.43% 1954 4,590 +5.36% 1962 6,263 +3.96% 1968 6,458 +0.51% 1975 6,280 −0.40% 1982 6,726 +0.98% 1990 6,377 −0.66% 1999 6,157 −0.39% 2007 6,467 +0.62% 2012 7,092 +1.86% 2017 7,961 +2.34%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Parc naturel régional de Brière
• André Bizette-Lindet

References

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