Saint-Herblain

Saint-Herblain Saent-Erbelaen (Gallo) Sant-Ervlan (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Herblain
Saint-Herblain Saint-Herblain
Coordinates: 47°12′44″N 1°38′59″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Herblain-1 and 2
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Affilé
Area 1	30.02 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	49,537
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44162 /44800
Elevation	1–64 m (3.3–210.0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Herblain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛʁblɛ̃] ; Gallo: Saent-Erbelaen, Breton: Sant-Ervlan, pronounced [ˈsãnt ɛrvlãn]) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire, France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and lies adjacent to its west side.

History

The commune is named after the 7th-century AD Saint Hermeland (French: Herblain and other names; Hermelandus in Breton and Latin), abbot and confessor under the Frankish king Chlothar III.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,000 —     1800 1,830 −1.26% 1806 2,302 +3.90% 1821 2,192 −0.33% 1831 2,388 +0.86% 1841 2,375 −0.05% 1846 2,267 −0.93% 1851 2,410 +1.23% 1856 2,449 +0.32% 1861 2,482 +0.27% 1866 2,607 +0.99% 1872 2,578 −0.19% 1876 2,611 +0.32% 1881 2,569 −0.32% 1886 2,603 +0.26% 1891 2,683 +0.61% 1896 2,508 −1.34% 1901 2,535 +0.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,589 +0.42% 1911 2,664 +0.57% 1921 2,874 +0.76% 1926 3,345 +3.08% 1931 3,981 +3.54% 1936 4,678 +3.28% 1946 5,506 +1.64% 1954 7,636 +4.17% 1962 11,990 +5.80% 1968 17,568 +6.57% 1975 39,867 +12.42% 1982 41,958 +0.73% 1990 42,774 +0.24% 1999 43,726 +0.24% 2007 43,516 −0.06% 2012 43,287 −0.11% 2017 46,268 +1.34%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Breton language

In 2008, 0,36% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. The school network in Breton Diwan has opened a college in Saint-Herblain, the first in the area.

Transport

The Gare de Basse-Indre-Saint-Herblain railway station is served by regional trains between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.

Buildings and structures

• 110 metres tall telecommunication tower built of concrete [1]

Twin towns - sister cities

Saint-Herblain is twinned with:

• Sankt Ingbert, Germany, since 1981
• Waterford City, Ireland, since 1986 where a housing estate is named after the suburb, St Herblain Park
• Viladecans, Spain, since 1991
• N’Diaganiao, Senegal
• Kazanlak, Bulgaria, since 2008
• Cleja, Romania

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

External links

• Official website (in French)