Orvault (French: [ɔʁvo] ⓘ; Gallo: Orvao, Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Orvault
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 Location of Orvault | |
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| Coordinates: 47°16′18″N 1°37′21″W / 47.2717°N 1.6225°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[1] |
Area 1 | 27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 28,534 |
| • Density | 1,031/km2 (2,671/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. | |
It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.
History
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The Hôtel de Ville, commissioned as an extension to the original town hall, was completed in 1976.[3]
Population
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See also
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edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Hôtel de Ville". Town of Orvault. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Orvault, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
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