Frossay

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Frossay (French pronunciation: [fʁɔsɛ] <phonos file="LL-Q150 (fra)-Pom445-Frossay.wav"></phonos>; Gallo: Froczaè, Breton: Frozieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Frossay
Froczaè (Gallo)
Frozieg (Breton)
Commune
Lock on Frossay Marsh
Lock on Frossay Marsh
Coat of arms of Frossay
Frossay is located in France
Frossay
Frossay
Frossay is located in Pays de la Loire
Frossay
Frossay
Coordinates: 47°14′42″N 1°55′59″W / 47.245°N 1.9331°W / 47.245; -1.9331
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonSaint-Brevin-les-Pins
IntercommunalitySud-Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvain Scherer[1]
Area
1
57.22 km2 (22.09 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44061 /44320
Elevation0–47 m (0–154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,662—    
1821 2,381−0.40%
1846 2,708+0.52%
1872 2,804+0.13%
1901 2,911+0.13%
1926 2,232−1.06%
1946 2,017−0.51%
1962 2,171+0.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,018−1.21%
1975 1,913−0.76%
1982 1,911−0.01%
1990 2,099+1.18%
1999 2,106+0.04%
2007 2,684+3.08%
2012 3,078+2.78%
2017 3,221+0.91%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Frossay, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE