Thouaré-sur-Loire

Thouaré-sur-Loire
Commune
The church of Saint-Vincent
Coat of arms
Location of Thouaré-sur-Loire
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Coordinates: 47°16′06″N1°26′22″W / 47.2683°N 1.4394°W / 47.2683; -1.4394 Coordinates: 47°16′06″N1°26′22″W / 47.2683°N 1.4394°W / 47.2683; -1.4394
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Carquefou
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martine Oger
Area 1	12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019) [1]	10,482
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44204 /44470
Elevation	1–73 m (3.3–239.5 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thouaré-sur-Loire (French pronunciation:  [twaʁe syʁ lwaʁ] ( listen ), literally Thouaré on Loire ; Breton : Tarvieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Origin of the name

The origins of Thouaré are not certain. According to certain hypotheses, the foundation of the city was due to a Roman legionnaire by the name of Taurus or Tauraicus, who had been given a rich villa in the area. Another is that it is due to a Celtic god, worshipped in this part of Gaul, by the name of Taur.

The name of Thouaré appears for the first time in the chart of Louis the Fat in 1123. Its orthography differs due to successive editors: Thoaré, Thoyré, Touaré, Thoaret, Thoairé, then finally Thouaré.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,974	—
1975	2,887	+5.58%
1982	4,505	+6.56%
1990	5,140	+1.66%
1999	6,661	+2.92%
2007	7,407	+1.34%
2012	8,398	+2.54%
2017	10,025	+3.61%
Source: INSEE [2]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE