Gorges, Loire-Atlantique

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

Gorges
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Gorges
Gorges Gorges
Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 1°18′09″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Clisson
Intercommunality	vallée de Clisson
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Meyer
Area ^1	15.77 km^2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,658
• Density	300/km^2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44064 /44190
Elevation	5–49 m (16–161 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 450 —     1806 814 +80.9% 1821 825 +1.4% 1831 1,598 +93.7% 1841 1,518 −5.0% 1851 1,683 +10.9% 1861 1,737 +3.2% 1872 1,735 −0.1% 1881 1,855 +6.9% 1891 1,801 −2.9% 1901 1,635 −9.2% 1911 1,722 +5.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,531 −11.1% 1931 1,595 +4.2% 1946 1,556 −2.4% 1954 1,671 +7.4% 1962 1,563 −6.5% 1968 1,701 +8.8% 1975 2,028 +19.2% 1982 2,379 +17.3% 1990 2,603 +9.4% 1999 2,650 +1.8% 2010 4,189 +58.1% 2017 4,658 +11.2%

International relations

Gorges is twinned with Alatri in Italy.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

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