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Brains
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Brains is a commune in France, situated within the Pays de la Loire region. It lies in the arrondissement of Nantes and the canton of Bouaye, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Rezé-1. The municipality shares borders with Bouaye, Bouguenais, Cheix-en-Retz, and La Montagne. Its official postal code is 44830.
The area of Brains is 15.31 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 34 meters. The population is recorded as 2,862, comprising 1,419 males and 1,421 females. The local government maintains an official website and contact details for public inquiries.
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Place details
- Locality
- Brains
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,325
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Department
- Loire-Atlantique
- Arrondissement
- Nantes
- Canton
- Rezé-1
- Intercommunality
- Nantes Métropole
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Laure Beslier
- Area
- 15.31 km (5.91 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,709
- Density
- 176.9/km (458.3/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 44024 /44830
- Elevation
- 0–34 m (0–112 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Brains
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nantes
- Population
- 2709
- Area
- 15.31
- Elevation
- 19
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Léger-les-Vignes
- Official website
- www.mairie-brains.fr
- Image
- Eglise de Brains, Loire-Atlantique, France.jpg
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- Commons category
- Brains (Loire-Atlantique)
- postal code
- 44830
- associated electoral district
- canton of Rezé-1
- male population
- 1419
- female population
- 1421
- P8168
- Stefan Kaufmann
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-40-65-51-30
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Encyclopedic overview
Brains ( French pronunciation: [bʁɛ̃] ; Gallo: Brâin or Brein, Breton: Brenn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune is a part of historical Brittany, in the traditional region of Retz, and in the historical region of Nantes.
Geography
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