Sautron

Sautron (French pronunciation: [sotʁɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Breton: Saotron) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.

Sautron
Commune
L'hôtel de ville.
Location of Sautron
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Coordinates: 47°15′52″N 1°40′00″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Herblain-1
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Cécile Gessant[1]
Area 1	17.28 km2 (6.67 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,534
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sautronnaise, Sautronnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44194 /44880
Elevation	25–80 m (82–262 ft)
Website	www.sautron.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Position of Sautron in the département of Loire-Atlantique

Sautron is located 10 km north west of Nantes, close to the Nantes-Vannes expressway.

Surrounding communes are Vigneux-de-Bretagne, Orvault, Saint-Herblain and Couëron.

According to the classification established by INSEE, Sautron is a commune urbaine (urban commune), one of 22 communes in the suburban area of Nantes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,333	—
1975	2,849	+11.46%
1982	4,692	+7.39%
1990	6,026	+3.18%
1999	6,824	+1.39%
2007	6,806	−0.03%
2012	6,989	+0.53%
2017	8,192	+3.23%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites and monuments

• 
  The church
• 
  The Château des Croix
• 
  Chapelle de Bongarant

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department