Saffré

Saffré
Commune
The Isac
Coat of arms
Location of Saffré
Saffré Location within France Saffré Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°30′09″N 1°34′39″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Guémené-Penfao
Intercommunality	CC de Nozay
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Marie-Alexy Lefeuvre
Area 1	57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	4,115
• Density	71.62/km2 (185.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44149 /44390
Elevation	17–78 m (56–256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saffré (French pronunciation: [safʁe] ^ⓘ; Breton: Saverieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,226	—
1821	2,639	+0.61%
1846	3,265	+0.86%
1872	3,455	+0.22%
1901	3,505	+0.05%
1926	2,860	−0.81%
1946	2,438	−0.80%
1962	2,336	−0.27%
1968	2,320	−0.11%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	2,206	−0.72%
1982	2,492	+1.76%
1990	2,608	+0.57%
1999	2,679	+0.30%
2007	3,329	+2.75%
2012	3,680	+2.03%
2017	3,907	+1.20%
2023	4,115	+0.87%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department