Oudon

For the river, see Oudon (river).

Oudon (French pronunciation: [udɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Oudon
Commune
The 14th century tower of the Château d'Oudon
Coat of arms
Location of Oudon
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Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 1°17′09″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Intercommunality	Pays d'Ancenis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Bourgoin[1]
Area 1	22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,915
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44115 /44521
Elevation	2–74 m (6.6–242.8 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 1,492 —     1821 1,621 +0.30% 1846 1,768 +0.35% 1872 1,716 −0.11% 1901 1,677 −0.08% 1926 1,375 −0.79% 1946 1,346 −0.11% 1962 1,362 +0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,371 +0.11% 1975 1,599 +2.22% 1982 2,001 +3.26% 1990 2,353 +2.05% 1999 2,616 +1.18% 2007 3,126 +2.25% 2012 3,558 +2.62% 2017 3,805 +1.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Gallery

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  Oudon Castle
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  Menhir of "Pierre blanche"

Town twinning

• Batheaston, Somerset, Great Britain