Orvault

Orvault
Orvao (Gallo)
Orvez (Breton)
Commune
Location of Orvault
Orvault
Orvault
Coordinates: 47°16′18″N 1°37′21″W / 47.2717°N 1.6225°W / 47.2717; -1.6225
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Herblain-2
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Sébastien Guitton[1]
Area
1
27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
28,341
 • Density1,024/km2 (2,653/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44114 /44700
Elevation7–74 m (23–243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orvault (French: [ɔʁvo] ; Gallo: Orvao, Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.

Population

The population of Orvault is increasing, 28 607 people in 2023.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Orvault, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE