Crossac

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

Crossac
Commune
Ruins of the Château de Lorieux
Coat of arms
Location of Crossac
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Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°10′01″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Pays de Pont-Château - Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Demarty
Area ^1	25.85 km^2 (9.98 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,952
• Density	110/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44050 /44160
Elevation	0–22 m (0–72 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 1,263 —     1806 1,237 −2.1% 1821 1,379 +11.5% 1831 1,400 +1.5% 1841 1,408 +0.6% 1851 1,559 +10.7% 1861 1,617 +3.7% 1872 1,591 −1.6% 1881 1,632 +2.6% 1891 1,669 +2.3% 1901 1,710 +2.5% 1911 1,653 −3.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,519 −8.1% 1931 1,421 −6.5% 1946 1,501 +5.6% 1954 1,472 −1.9% 1962 1,517 +3.1% 1968 1,558 +2.7% 1975 1,658 +6.4% 1982 2,067 +24.7% 1990 2,277 +10.2% 1999 2,145 −5.8% 2007 2,579 +20.2% 2017 2,952 +14.5%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Parc naturel régional de Brière

References

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