Le Gâvre

Le Gâvre Le Gavr (Gallo) Ar C’havr (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Le Gâvre
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Coordinates: 47°31′17″N 1°44′51″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Blain
Intercommunality	Région de Blain
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Oudaert[1]
Area ^1	53.58 km^2 (20.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,861
• Density	35/km^2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44062 /44130
Elevation	22–62 m (72–203 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Gâvre (French pronunciation: [lə ɡavʁ] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Le Gavr, Breton: Ar C'havr) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	861	—
1975	825	−0.61%
1982	892	+1.12%
1990	995	+1.38%
1999	945	−0.57%
2007	1,316	+4.23%
2012	1,677	+4.97%
2017	1,796	+1.38%
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