Orvault

Orvault Orvao (Gallo) Orvez (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Orvault
Orvault Location within France Orvault Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°16′18″N 1°37′21″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Herblain-2
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Sébastien Guitton
Area 1	27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	28,534
• Density	1,031/km2 (2,671/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44114 /44700
Elevation	7–74 m (23–243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orvault (French: [ɔʁvo] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Orvao, Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville, commissioned as an extension to the original town hall, was completed in 1976.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,816	—
1800	1,659	−1.28%
1806	1,920	+2.47%
1821	1,952	+0.11%
1831	1,845	−0.56%
1841	2,073	+1.17%
1846	2,142	+0.66%
1851	2,173	+0.29%
1856	2,130	−0.40%
1861	2,163	+0.31%
1866	2,196	+0.30%
1872	2,125	−0.55%
1876	2,118	−0.08%
1881	1,984	−1.30%
1886	2,010	+0.26%
1891	1,960	−0.50%
1896	1,870	−0.94%
1901	1,828	−0.45%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,832	+0.04%
1911	1,875	+0.47%
1921	1,885	+0.05%
1926	2,244	+3.55%
1931	2,732	+4.01%
1936	2,924	+1.37%
1946	3,681	+2.33%
1954	3,238	−1.59%
1962	6,592	+9.29%
1968	13,510	+12.70%
1975	20,239	+5.94%
1982	23,245	+2.00%
1990	23,115	−0.07%
1999	23,554	+0.21%
2007	24,564	+0.53%
2012	24,761	+0.16%
2017	26,355	+1.26%
2023	28,534	+1.33%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

External links

• Official website (in French)