Herbignac

Herbignac (French pronunciation: [ɛʁbiɲak] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Èrbinyac, Breton: Erbigneg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Herbignac Èrbinyac (Gallo) Erbigneg (Breton)
Commune
Château de Ranrouët
Coat of arms
Location of Herbignac
Herbignac Show map of France Herbignac Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°26′59″N 2°18′58″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Guérande
Intercommunality	CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christelle Chassé[1]
Area 1	71.43 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,178
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44072 /44410
Elevation	0–55 m (0–180 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 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 2,755 —     1800 2,086 −3.90% 1806 1,999 −0.71% 1821 2,920 +2.56% 1831 3,175 +0.84% 1841 3,176 +0.00% 1846 3,327 +0.93% 1851 3,555 +1.33% 1856 3,478 −0.44% 1861 3,672 +1.09% 1866 3,784 +0.60% 1872 3,895 +0.48% 1876 3,964 +0.44% 1881 4,152 +0.93% 1886 4,153 +0.00% 1891 4,219 +0.32% 1896 4,199 −0.09% 1901 4,172 −0.13%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 4,150 −0.11% 1911 4,110 −0.19% 1921 3,540 −1.48% 1926 3,443 −0.55% 1931 3,416 −0.16% 1936 3,325 −0.54% 1946 3,122 −0.63% 1954 3,028 −0.38% 1962 3,037 +0.04% 1968 3,078 +0.22% 1975 3,239 +0.73% 1982 3,778 +2.22% 1990 4,175 +1.26% 1999 4,353 +0.46% 2007 5,184 +2.21% 2012 6,175 +3.56% 2017 6,822 +2.01% 2021 7,133 +1.12%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Château de Ranrouët
• La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Parc naturel régional de Brière