Avessac

Avessac Aveczac (Gallo) Avezeg (Breton)
Commune
Château de Pordor
Location of Avessac
Avessac Location within France Avessac Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°39′15″N 1°59′18″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Redon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hubert du Plessis
Area 1	76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,452
• Density	32.06/km2 (83.03/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44007 /44460
Elevation	0–81 m (0–266 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avessac (French pronunciation: [avɛsak] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Aveczac or Aveça, Breton: Avezeg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,299	—
1821	2,084	−0.35%
1846	2,464	+0.67%
1872	3,427	+1.28%
1901	3,732	+0.29%
1926	3,137	−0.69%
1946	2,759	−0.64%
1962	2,496	−0.62%
1968	2,405	−0.62%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	2,356	−0.29%
1982	2,395	+0.23%
1990	2,233	−0.87%
1999	2,154	−0.40%
2007	2,387	+1.29%
2012	2,494	+0.88%
2017	2,476	−0.14%
2023	2,452	−0.16%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department