Brain-sur-l'Authion

Brain-sur-l'Authion (French pronunciation: [bʁɛ̃ syʁ lotjɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loire-Authion.^[2]

Brain-sur-l'Authion
Part of Loire-Authion
Location of Brain-sur-l'Authion
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Coordinates: 47°26′48″N 0°24′34″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Angers-7
Commune	Loire-Authion
Area 1	22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	3,440
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49800
Elevation	15–43 m (49–141 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 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. ±% 1793 1,792 —     1800 1,338 −25.3% 1806 1,341 +0.2% 1821 1,490 +11.1% 1831 1,596 +7.1% 1836 1,637 +2.6% 1841 1,614 −1.4% 1846 1,637 +1.4% 1851 1,647 +0.6% 1856 1,622 −1.5% 1861 1,575 −2.9% 1866 1,636 +3.9% 1872 1,540 −5.9% 1876 1,460 −5.2% 1881 1,435 −1.7% 1886 1,389 −3.2% 1891 1,394 +0.4% 1896 1,379 −1.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,393 +1.0% 1906 1,257 −9.8% 1911 1,310 +4.2% 1921 1,137 −13.2% 1926 1,086 −4.5% 1931 1,150 +5.9% 1936 1,170 +1.7% 1946 1,219 +4.2% 1954 1,473 +20.8% 1962 1,278 −13.2% 1968 1,314 +2.8% 1975 1,587 +20.8% 1982 2,190 +38.0% 1990 2,622 +19.7% 1999 2,803 +6.9% 2006 3,393 +21.0% 2009 3,330 −1.9%

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department