Lavau-sur-Loire

Lavau-sur-Loire Lavau/Lavao (Gallo) Gwal-Liger (Breton)
Commune
Location of Lavau-sur-Loire
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Coordinates: 47°18′28″N 1°57′55″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Blain
Intercommunality	Estuaire et Sillon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claire Tramier[1]
Area ^1	16.22 km^2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	770
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44080 /44260
Elevation	0–15 m (0–49 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lavau-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [lavo syʁ lwaʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Lavau on Loire; Gallo: Lavau or Lavao, Breton: Gwal-Liger) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	461	—
1975	442	−0.60%
1982	555	+3.31%
1990	637	+1.74%
1999	614	−0.41%
2007	741	+2.38%
2012	750	+0.24%
2017	767	+0.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE