Pont-Saint-Martin, Loire-Atlantique

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Pont-Saint-Martin
Commune
Menhir of Dames de Pierre
Menhir of Dames de Pierre
Coat of arms of Pont-Saint-Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-Saint-Martin
Map
Pont-Saint-Martin is located in France
Pont-Saint-Martin
Pont-Saint-Martin
Pont-Saint-Martin is located in Pays de la Loire
Pont-Saint-Martin
Pont-Saint-Martin
Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 1°35′00″W / 47.1167°N 1.5833°W / 47.1167; -1.5833
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalityGrand Lieu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yannick Fétiveau[1]
Area
1
21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,780
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44130 /44860
Elevation0–31 m (0–102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃] ⓘ; Breton: Pont-Marzhin) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Etymology

Legend has it that Saint Martin built a bridge over the river Ognon on the territory of the commune.

History

The parish was established in the sixth century by Saint Martin, who was charged with preaching in the region by the bishop of Nantes. It is first mentioned in a bull of Pope Alexander III in 1179. Under the supervision of the monastery of Villenuve and convent of Couëts, 250 hectares were planted in vineyards.

During the Vendéan Wars (1793-1794), the commune lost 18 percent of its population.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,698—    
1800 982−7.52%
1806 1,281+4.53%
1821 395−7.54%
1831 1,478+14.11%
1841 1,604+0.82%
1846 1,780+2.10%
1851 1,955+1.89%
1856 1,906−0.51%
1861 1,851−0.58%
1866 1,648−2.30%
1872 1,679+0.31%
1876 1,717+0.56%
1881 1,723+0.07%
1886 1,734+0.13%
1891 1,694−0.47%
1896 1,641−0.63%
1901 1,635−0.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,602−0.41%
1911 1,543−0.75%
1921 1,429−0.76%
1926 1,515+1.18%
1931 1,471−0.59%
1936 1,425−0.63%
1946 1,516+0.62%
1954 1,713+1.54%
1962 1,932+1.52%
1968 2,134+1.67%
1975 2,690+3.36%
1982 3,320+3.05%
1990 3,835+1.82%
1999 4,754+2.42%
2007 5,454+1.73%
2012 5,658+0.74%
2017 6,037+1.31%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

It is twinned with the Hampshire village of Brockenhurst in England.

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. ^ Infobretagne.com
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pont-Saint-Martin, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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