Belligné

Belligné (French pronunciation: [bɛliɲe]; Breton: Belenieg) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loireauxence.

Belligné
Part of Loireauxence
The town hall in Belligné
Coat of arms
Location of Belligné
Belligné Belligné
Coordinates: 47°28′06″N 1°01′36″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Commune	Loireauxence
Area 1	32.8 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	1,800
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	44370
Elevation	47–94 m (154–308 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

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,200 —     1800 1,624 −26.2% 1806 1,976 +21.7% 1821 2,102 +6.4% 1831 2,163 +2.9% 1836 2,133 −1.4% 1841 2,047 −4.0% 1846 2,077 +1.5% 1851 2,204 +6.1% 1856 2,225 +1.0% 1861 2,227 +0.1% 1866 2,237 +0.4% 1872 2,221 −0.7% 1876 2,297 +3.4% 1881 2,280 −0.7% 1886 2,255 −1.1% 1891 2,164 −4.0% 1896 2,099 −3.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,951 −7.1% 1906 1,906 −2.3% 1911 1,887 −1.0% 1921 1,708 −9.5% 1926 1,645 −3.7% 1931 1,647 +0.1% 1936 1,553 −5.7% 1946 1,481 −4.6% 1954 1,462 −1.3% 1962 1,464 +0.1% 1968 1,418 −3.1% 1975 1,292 −8.9% 1982 1,324 +2.5% 1990 1,430 +8.0% 1999 1,453 +1.6% 2006 1,716 +18.1% 2009 1,750 +2.0%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

External links

• Official site