Herbignac

Herbignac Èrbinyac (Gallo) Erbigneg (Breton)
Commune
Château de Ranrouët
Coat of arms
Herbignac Herbignac
Coordinates: 47°26′59″N 2°18′58″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)	Christelle Chassé
Area 1	71.43 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44072 /44410
Elevation	0–55 m (0–180 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Herbignac (French pronunciation: [ɛʁbiɲak] ; Gallo: Èrbinyac, Breton: Erbigneg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,755 —     1800 2,086 −3.90% 1806 1,999 −0.71% 1821 2,920 +2.56% 1831 3,175 +0.84% 1841 3,176 +0.00% 1846 3,327 +0.93% 1851 3,555 +1.33% 1856 3,478 −0.44% 1861 3,672 +1.09% 1866 3,784 +0.60% 1872 3,895 +0.48% 1876 3,964 +0.44% 1881 4,152 +0.93% 1886 4,153 +0.00% 1891 4,219 +0.32% 1896 4,199 −0.09% 1901 4,172 −0.13%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 4,150 −0.11% 1911 4,110 −0.19% 1921 3,540 −1.48% 1926 3,443 −0.55% 1931 3,416 −0.16% 1936 3,325 −0.54% 1946 3,122 −0.63% 1954 3,028 −0.38% 1962 3,037 +0.04% 1968 3,078 +0.22% 1975 3,239 +0.73% 1982 3,778 +2.22% 1990 4,175 +1.26% 1999 4,353 +0.46% 2007 5,184 +2.21% 2012 6,175 +3.56% 2017 6,822 +2.01% 2021 7,133 +1.12%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Château de Ranrouët
• La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Parc naturel régional de Brière

External links

• Official Web site (in French)