Orvault

Orvault Orvao (Gallo) Orvez (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Orvault
Orvault Orvault
Coordinates: 47°16′18″N 1°37′21″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Herblain-2
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Sébastien Guitton
Area 1	27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	27,872
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44114 /44700
Elevation	7–74 m (23–243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orvault (French: [ɔʁvo] ; Gallo: Orvao, Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.

Population

The population of Orvault is increasing, 28 607 people in 2023.[1]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,816 —     1800 1,659 −1.28% 1806 1,920 +2.47% 1821 1,952 +0.11% 1831 1,845 −0.56% 1841 2,073 +1.17% 1846 2,142 +0.66% 1851 2,173 +0.29% 1856 2,130 −0.40% 1861 2,163 +0.31% 1866 2,196 +0.30% 1872 2,125 −0.55% 1876 2,118 −0.08% 1881 1,984 −1.30% 1886 2,010 +0.26% 1891 1,960 −0.50% 1896 1,870 −0.94% 1901 1,828 −0.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,832 +0.04% 1911 1,875 +0.47% 1921 1,885 +0.05% 1926 2,244 +3.55% 1931 2,732 +4.01% 1936 2,924 +1.37% 1946 3,681 +2.33% 1954 3,238 −1.59% 1962 6,592 +9.29% 1968 13,510 +12.70% 1975 20,239 +5.94% 1982 23,245 +2.00% 1990 23,115 −0.07% 1999 23,554 +0.21% 2007 24,564 +0.53% 2012 24,761 +0.16% 2017 26,355 +1.26%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

External links

• Official website (in French)