Préfailles

Préfailles (French pronunciation: [pʁefaj] ^ⓘ; Breton: Pradvael) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Préfailles Pradvael
Commune
Saint Gildas Point
Coat of arms
Location of Préfailles
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Coordinates: 47°08′00″N 2°13′00″W / 47.1333°N 2.2167°W / 47.1333; -2.2167
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pornic
Intercommunality	CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Caudal^[1]
Area ^1	4.72 km^2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	1,223
• Density	260/km^2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44136 /44770
Elevation	0–36 m (0–118 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	601	—
1975	628	+0.63%
1982	775	+3.05%
1990	857	+1.27%
1999	1,038	+2.15%
2007	1,206	+1.89%
2012	1,236	+0.49%
2017	1,246	+0.16%
Source: INSEE^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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