Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1800 | 649 | — |
| 1806 | 909 | +40.1% |
| 1821 | 893 | −1.8% |
| 1831 | 1,019 | +14.1% |
| 1836 | 1,028 | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 1,060 | +3.1% |
| 1846 | 1,116 | +5.3% |
| 1851 | 1,124 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 1,084 | −3.6% |
| 1861 | 1,170 | +7.9% |
| 1866 | 1,150 | −1.7% |
| 1872 | 1,124 | −2.3% |
| 1876 | 1,179 | +4.9% |
| 1881 | 1,138 | −3.5% |
| 1886 | 1,177 | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 1,159 | −1.5% |
| 1896 | 1,165 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 1,150 | −1.3% |
| 1906 | 1,219 | +6.0% |
| 1911 | 1,146 | −6.0% |
| 1921 | 1,103 | −3.8% |
| 1926 | 1,111 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 1,047 | −5.8% |
| 1936 | 1,035 | −1.1% |
| 1946 | 1,041 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 1,078 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 999 | −7.3% |
| 1968 | 1,021 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1,174 | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 1,578 | +34.4% |
| 1990 | 1,889 | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 2,172 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 2,479 | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 2,523 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,583 | +2.4% |
The commune is the 3393rd largest in France (4236th in 1999), and 116th out of the 221 communes in Loire-Atlantique.
The population of the commune is relatively young. The percentage of people older than 60 (11.8%) is less than the national average (22.1%) and the departmental average (20.4%)
Unlike the national and departmental averages, the male population of the commune is higher than the female (50.4%, versus 48.4% nationally and 48.5% departmentally).
The population distribution of the commune by age, in 2008, was:
- 50.4% male (0 to 14 years = 27.1%, 15 to 29 years = 14.9%, 30 to 44 years = 24.7%, 45 to 59 years = 21.9%, over 60 years = 113%);
- 49.6% female (0 to 14 years = 24.3%, 15 to 29 years = 13.2%, 30 to 44 years = 28.1%, 45 to 59 years = 21.9%, over 60 years = 12.5%).
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