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For the river, see Oudon (river).

Oudon
Commune
The 14th century tower of the Château d'Oudon
Coat of arms
Location of Oudon
Oudon Location within France Oudon Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 1°17′09″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Intercommunality	Pays d'Ancenis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Bourgoin
Area 1	22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	3,904
• Density	176.5/km2 (457.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44115 /44521
Elevation	2–74 m (6.6–242.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oudon (French pronunciation: [udɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,492	—
1821	1,621	+0.30%
1846	1,768	+0.35%
1872	1,716	−0.11%
1901	1,677	−0.08%
1926	1,375	−0.79%
1946	1,346	−0.11%
1962	1,362	+0.07%
1968	1,371	+0.11%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	1,599	+2.22%
1982	2,001	+3.26%
1990	2,353	+2.05%
1999	2,616	+1.18%
2007	3,126	+2.25%
2012	3,558	+2.62%
2017	3,805	+1.35%
2023	3,904	+0.43%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Gallery

• 
  Oudon Castle
• 
  Menhir of "Pierre blanche"

Town twinning

• Batheaston, Somerset, Great Britain

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department