Préfailles

Préfailles (French: [pʁefaj] (listen)) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Préfailles Pradvael
Commune
Saint Gildas Point
Coat of arms
Location of Préfailles
Préfailles Préfailles
Coordinates: 47°08′00″N 2°13′00″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pornic
Intercommunality	Pornic
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Caudal
Area ^1	4.72 km^2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,246
• Density	260/km^2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44136 /44770
Elevation	0–36 m (0–118 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. ±% 1911 528 —     1921 505 −4.4% 1931 471 −6.7% 1946 567 +20.4% 1954 618 +9.0% 1962 619 +0.2% 1968 601 −2.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1975 628 +4.5% 1982 775 +23.4% 1990 857 +10.6% 1999 1,038 +21.1% 2009 1,255 +20.9% 2017 1,246 −0.7%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

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