Saint-Mars-du-Désert, Loire-Atlantique

Saint-Mars-du-Désert
Commune
The Julienne David Road, with the church of Saint-Médard in the background
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Mars-du-Désert
Saint-Mars-du-Désert Show map of France Saint-Mars-du-Désert Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°22′02″N 1°24′16″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Nort-sur-Erdre
Intercommunality	Erdre et Gesvres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Barbara Nourry[1]
Area ^1	30.46 km^2 (11.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,299
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44179 /44850
Elevation	3–77 m (9.8–252.6 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Mars-du-Désert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁ dy dezɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Breton: Sant-Marzh-an-Dezerzh) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,716	—
1975	2,033	+2.45%
1982	2,831	+4.84%
1990	3,127	+1.25%
1999	3,405	+0.95%
2007	3,996	+2.02%
2012	4,221	+1.10%
2017	4,899	+3.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE