La Roche-Blanche, Loire-Atlantique

La Roche-Blanche
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Roche-Blanche
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Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 1°08′22″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Intercommunality	Pays d'Ancenis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Praud[1]
Area ^1	14.82 km^2 (5.72 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,245
• Density	84/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44222 /44522
Elevation	7–84 m (23–276 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roche-Blanche (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ blɑ̃ʃ] ^ⓘ; Breton: Ar Roc'h-Wenn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	671	—
1975	723	+1.07%
1982	843	+2.22%
1990	930	+1.24%
1999	840	−1.12%
2007	958	+1.66%
2012	1,142	+3.58%
2017	1,194	+0.89%
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