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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Thouaré-sur-Loire
Commune
The church of Saint-VincentThe church of Saint-Vincent
Coat of arms of Thouaré-sur-LoireCoat of arms
Location of Thouaré-sur-Loire
Thouaré-sur-Loire is located in FranceThouaré-sur-LoireThouaré-sur-LoireShow map of FranceThouaré-sur-Loire is located in Pays de la LoireThouaré-sur-LoireThouaré-sur-LoireShow map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°16′06″N 1°26′22″W / 47.2683°N 1.4394°W / 47.2683; -1.4394
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonCarquefou
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martine Oger
Area12.76 km (4.93 sq mi)
Population10,783
 • Density850/km (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code44204 /44470
Elevation1–73 m (3.3–239.5 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thouaré-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [twaʁe syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Thouaré on Loire; Breton: Tarvieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Origin of the name

The origins of Thouaré are not certain. According to certain hypotheses, the foundation of the city was due to a Roman legionnaire by the name of Taurus or Tauraicus, who had been given a rich villa in the area. Another is that it is due to a Celtic god, worshipped in this part of Gaul, by the name of Taur.

The name of Thouaré appears for the first time in the chart of Louis the Fat in 1123. Its orthography differs due to successive editors: Thoaré, Thoyré, Touaré, Thoaret, Thoairé, then finally Thouaré.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,974—    
1975 2,887+5.58%
1982 4,505+6.56%
1990 5,140+1.66%
1999 6,661+2.92%
2007 7,407+1.34%
2012 8,398+2.54%
2017 10,025+3.61%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department


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