Avessac

Avessac (French pronunciation: [avɛsak] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Aveczac or Aveça, Breton: Avezeg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Avessac Aveczac (Gallo) Avezeg (Breton)
Commune
Château de Pordor
Location of Avessac
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Coordinates: 47°39′15″N 1°59′18″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Redon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hubert du Plessis[1]
Area 1	76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,451
• Density	32.04/km2 (82.99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44007 /44460
Elevation	0–81 m (0–266 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,299 —     1821 2,084 −0.35% 1846 2,464 +0.67% 1872 3,427 +1.28% 1901 3,732 +0.29% 1926 3,137 −0.69% 1946 2,759 −0.64% 1962 2,496 −0.62%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,405 −0.62% 1975 2,356 −0.29% 1982 2,395 +0.23% 1990 2,233 −0.87% 1999 2,154 −0.40% 2007 2,387 +1.29% 2012 2,494 +0.88% 2017 2,476 −0.14%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department