Saffré

Saffré (French pronunciation: [safʁe] ^ⓘ; Breton: Saverieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Saffré
Commune
The Isac
Coat of arms
Location of Saffré
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Coordinates: 47°30′09″N 1°34′39″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Guémené-Penfao
Intercommunality	CC de Nozay
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Marie-Alexy Lefeuvre[1]
Area 1	57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,075
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44149 /44390
Elevation	17–78 m (56–256 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 2,226 —     1821 2,639 +0.61% 1846 3,265 +0.86% 1872 3,455 +0.22% 1901 3,505 +0.05% 1926 2,860 −0.81% 1946 2,438 −0.80% 1962 2,336 −0.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,320 −0.11% 1975 2,206 −0.72% 1982 2,492 +1.76% 1990 2,608 +0.57% 1999 2,679 +0.30% 2007 3,329 +2.75% 2012 3,680 +2.03% 2017 3,907 +1.20%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department