La Turballe

La Turballe (French pronunciation: [la tyʁbal]; Breton: An Turball) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. This commune is known for its harbor, which is the first fishing harbor in the region. Every summer, there is a sardine party (fête de la sardine in French).

La Turballe
Commune
An aerial view of Pen-Bron, in La Turballe
Coat of arms
Location of La Turballe
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Coordinates: 47°20′47″N 2°30′20″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)	Didier Cadro[1]
Area 1	18.53 km2 (7.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,862
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Turballais, Turballaise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44211 /44420
Elevation	0–45 m (0–148 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Turballe is close to the La Baule seaside resort.

The town, located on the Côte d'Amour, has 11 kilometers of beaches.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,716	—
1975	2,959	+1.23%
1982	3,120	+0.76%
1990	3,587	+1.76%
1999	4,042	+1.34%
2007	4,384	+1.02%
2012	4,554	+0.76%
2017	4,426	−0.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department