Casson, Loire-Atlantique

Casson is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Casson
Commune
Château du Plessis
Coat of arms
Location of Casson
Casson Casson
Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 1°33′30″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Nort-sur-Erdre
Intercommunality	Erdre et Gesvres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Euzénat
Area ^1	16.15 km^2 (6.24 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,303
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44027 /44390
Elevation	3–46 m (9.8–150.9 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 862 —     1806 900 +4.4% 1821 869 −3.4% 1831 912 +4.9% 1841 997 +9.3% 1851 1,068 +7.1% 1861 1,114 +4.3% 1872 1,163 +4.4% 1881 1,146 −1.5% 1891 1,165 +1.7% 1901 1,144 −1.8% 1911 1,095 −4.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 924 −15.6% 1931 834 −9.7% 1946 719 −13.8% 1954 714 −0.7% 1962 690 −3.4% 1968 647 −6.2% 1975 608 −6.0% 1982 974 +60.2% 1990 1,202 +23.4% 1999 1,319 +9.7% 2011 2,111 +60.0% 2017 2,303 +9.1%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.