Legé

Not to be confused with Lège.
Legé
Lejaé/Ljaï (Gallo)
Levieg (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Legé
Coat of arms
Location of Legé
Map
Legé is located in France
Legé
Legé
Legé is located in Pays de la Loire
Legé
Legé
Coordinates: 46°53′11″N 1°35′51″W / 46.8864°N 1.5975°W / 46.8864; -1.5975
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalitySud Retz Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Grassineau[1]
Area
1
63.32 km2 (24.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,701
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44081 /44650
Elevation18–94 m (59–308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Legé (French pronunciation: [ləʒe]; Gallo: Lejaé or Ljaï, Breton: Levieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 2,893—    
1821 3,116+0.35%
1846 3,614+0.59%
1872 4,455+0.81%
1901 4,431−0.02%
1926 3,648−0.77%
1946 3,604−0.06%
1962 3,454−0.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,521+0.32%
1975 3,433−0.36%
1982 3,441+0.03%
1990 3,532+0.33%
1999 3,586+0.17%
2007 3,989+1.34%
2012 4,350+1.75%
2017 4,514+0.74%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Legé, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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