Legé

Not to be confused with Lège.

Legé Lejaé/Ljaï (Gallo) Levieg (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Legé
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Coordinates: 46°53′11″N 1°35′51″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Intercommunality	Sud Retz Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Grassineau
Area 1	63.32 km2 (24.45 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	4,817
• Density	76.07/km2 (197.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44081 /44650
Elevation	18–94 m (59–308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Legé (French pronunciation: [ləʒe]; Gallo: Lejaé or Ljaï, Breton: Levieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1800	2,893	—
1821	3,116	+0.35%
1846	3,614	+0.59%
1872	4,455	+0.81%
1901	4,431	−0.02%
1926	3,648	−0.77%
1946	3,604	−0.06%
1962	3,454	−0.27%
1968	3,521	+0.32%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	3,433	−0.36%
1982	3,441	+0.03%
1990	3,532	+0.33%
1999	3,586	+0.17%
2007	3,989	+1.34%
2012	4,350	+1.75%
2017	4,514	+0.74%
2023	4,817	+1.09%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department