Gorges, Loire-Atlantique

Gorges Gorj (Gallo) Gored (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Gorges
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Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 1°18′09″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Clisson
Intercommunality	CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Meyer[1]
Area ^1	15.77 km^2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,090
• Density	320/km^2 (840/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.

Gorges (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁʒ] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Gorj, Breton: Gored) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 4,500 —     1821 825 −5.88% 1846 1,680 +2.89% 1872 1,735 +0.12% 1901 1,635 −0.20% 1926 1,594 −0.10% 1946 1,556 −0.12% 1962 1,563 +0.03%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,701 +1.42% 1975 2,028 +2.54% 1982 2,379 +2.31% 1990 2,603 +1.13% 1999 2,649 +0.19% 2007 3,553 +3.74% 2012 4,404 +4.39% 2017 4,658 +1.13%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Gorges is twinned with Alatri in Italy.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gorges, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE