Demography of the Loire-Atlantique
Demography of the Loire-Atlantique
In 1999, the total population of the Loire-Atlantique was of 1.134.266 inhabitants, which placed the department in 13th position among the the most populated French departments (7th apart from the Île-de-France).
The average density of the department is of 166 habitants/km ², but this number masks important disparities. The agglomerations of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire alone concentrate 60% of the population of Loire-Atlantique. In fact, the three-quarters of the inhabitants of the department reside along the Loire (mainly on Right Bank), since Ancenis to the estuary. The two urban surfaces most important which do not belong to this unit are those of Châteaubriant (12 065 inhabitants) and Clisson (11 664 inhabitants).
Compared to 1990, the department gained more than 82.000 inhabitants in 1999 (that is to say a progression of 0,84%), one of the strongest increases in France for this period, as much due to the natural balance than as of migratory balance. Without surprise, the agglomeration of Nantes is principal the recipient. With 544.932 inhabitants, this one was located in 1999 at the 7th national rank (an inversion of the tendency of the years 1960 to 1980 when Nantes was depopulated).
The following table recapitulates the evolution of the population of the department:
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