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Blain is a commune and human settlement in France, situated within the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la Loire region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Blain. The municipality covers an area of 101.72 square kilometers and has an elevation of 44 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 44130.
The population of Blain is recorded as 10,376, comprising 4,787 males and 5,006 females. The town shares borders with Bouvron, Fay-de-Bretagne, Le Gâvre, and Guenrouet. Blain maintains twinned relationships with Rebrișoara, Royal Wootton Bassett, Alcoutim, and Oldenburg in Holstein.
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Place details
- Locality
- Blain
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,274
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Department
- Loire-Atlantique
- Arrondissement
- Châteaubriant-Ancenis
- Canton
- Blain
- Intercommunality
- CC Pays de Blain
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-Michel Buf
- Area
- 101.72 km (39.27 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 10,376
- Density
- 102.01/km (264.19/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 44015 /44130
- Elevation
- 7–44 m (23–144 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Blain
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Châteaubriant
- Population
- 10086
- Area
- 101.72
- Elevation
- 25
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Bouvron
- Official website
- www.ville-blain.fr
- Image
- Blain Hafen.jpg
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- Commons category
- Blain
- topic's main category
- Category:Blain
- postal code
- 44130
- associated electoral district
- canton of Blain
- male population
- 4787
- female population
- 5006
- P8168
- Gerhard Zwerenz
- twinned administrative body
- Oldenburg in Holstein
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-40-79-00-08
- fax number
- +33-2-40-79-83-72
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Encyclopedic overview
Blain ( French pronunciation: [blɛ̃] ; Gallo: Blaen, Blin or Byein, Breton: Blaen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.
Population
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