Le Bignon

This article is about the commune in western France. For the commune in north-central France, see Le Bignon-Mirabeau.

Le Bignon (French pronunciation: [lə biɲɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Le Beugnan, Breton: Ar Bignon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Le Bignon Le Beugnan (Gallo) Ar Bignon (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Le Bignon
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Coordinates: 47°05′57″N 1°29′22″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Intercommunality	Grand Lieu
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Loïc Planet[1]
Area 1	27.54 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,967
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44014 /44140
Elevation	3–58 m (9.8–190.3 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. 1806 1,643 —     1821 1,833 +0.73% 1846 2,100 +0.55% 1872 1,805 −0.58% 1901 1,763 −0.08% 1926 1,501 −0.64% 1946 1,269 −0.84% 1962 1,438 +0.78%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,471 +0.38% 1975 1,880 +3.57% 1982 2,279 +2.79% 1990 2,378 +0.53% 1999 2,582 +0.92% 2007 3,184 +2.65% 2012 3,454 +1.64% 2017 3,770 +1.77%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department