Donges

Donges Donj (Gallo) Donez (Breton)
Commune
Oil tanker in the port
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Donges
Location within France Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°19′27″N 2°04′30″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Saint-Nazaire-2
Intercommunality	CA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Chéneau
Area 1	59.9 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	8,219
• Density	137/km2 (355/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44052 /44480
Elevation	0–31 m (0–102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Donges (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃ʒ] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Donj, Breton: Donez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the region of Pays de la Loire, France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,112	—
1800	2,054	−0.40%
1806	1,904	−1.26%
1821	2,230	+1.06%
1831	2,650	+1.74%
1841	2,700	+0.19%
1846	2,809	+0.79%
1851	2,808	−0.01%
1856	3,004	+1.36%
1861	3,006	+0.01%
1866	3,055	+0.32%
1872	2,890	−0.92%
1876	2,889	−0.01%
1881	2,918	+0.20%
1886	2,902	−0.11%
1891	2,933	+0.21%
1896	2,925	−0.05%
1901	2,883	−0.29%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	2,886	+0.02%
1911	2,862	−0.17%
1921	2,745	−0.42%
1926	2,770	+0.18%
1931	2,703	−0.49%
1936	2,896	+1.39%
1946	3,022	+0.43%
1954	4,590	+5.36%
1962	6,263	+3.96%
1968	6,458	+0.51%
1975	6,280	−0.40%
1982	6,726	+0.98%
1990	6,377	−0.66%
1999	6,157	−0.39%
2007	6,467	+0.62%
2012	7,092	+1.86%
2017	7,961	+2.34%
2023	8,219	+0.53%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Parc naturel régional de Brière
• André Bizette-Lindet