La Turballe
Appearance
La Turballe | |
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Coordinates: 47°20′47″N 2°30′20″W / 47.3464°N 2.5056°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Guérande |
Intercommunality | CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Cadro[1] |
Area 1 | 18.53 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,864 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Turballais, Turballaise |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44211 /44420 |
Elevation | 0–45 m (0–148 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Turballe (French pronunciation: [la tyʁbal]; Breton: An Turball) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. This commune is known for its harbor, which is the first fishing harbor in the region. Every summer, there is a sardine party (fête de la sardine in French).
La Turballe is close to the La Baule seaside resort.
The town, located on the Côte d'Amour, has 11 kilometers of beaches.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,716 | — |
1975 | 2,959 | +1.23% |
1982 | 3,120 | +0.76% |
1990 | 3,587 | +1.76% |
1999 | 4,042 | +1.34% |
2007 | 4,384 | +1.02% |
2012 | 4,554 | +0.76% |
2017 | 4,426 | −0.57% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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