All arrondissements in the Department of Loire-Atlantique.
| Name | Status | Population census 1975-02-20 | Population census 1982-03-04 | Population census 1990-03-05 | Population census 1999-03-08 | Population estimate 2006-01-01 | Population estimate 2010-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancenis | Arrondissement | 41,015 | 44,764 | 47,386 | 48,720 | 55,128 | 60,044 | o |
| Châteaubriant | Arrondissement | 95,102 | 100,171 | 101,436 | 102,392 | 115,198 | 123,322 | o |
| Nantes | Arrondissement | 569,086 | 604,935 | 649,039 | 715,358 | 766,650 | 789,704 | o |
| Saint-Nazaire | Arrondissement | 229,296 | 245,628 | 254,322 | 267,796 | 297,025 | 308,982 | o |
| Loire-Atlantique | Department | 934,499 | 995,498 | 1,052,183 | 1,134,266 | 1,234,001 | 1,282,052 |
All communes in the Department of Loire-Atlantique.
| Name | Status | Arrondissement | Population census 1975-02-20 | Population census 1982-03-04 | Population census 1990-03-05 | Population census 1999-03-08 | Population estimate 2006-01-01 | Population estimate 2010-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbaretz | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,828 | 1,647 | 1,572 | 1,511 | 1,747 | 1,916 | o |
| Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | Commune | Nantes | 1,489 | 1,829 | 1,987 | 2,151 | 2,564 | 3,320 | o |
| Ancenis | Commune | Ancenis | 6,997 | 7,076 | 6,896 | 7,010 | 7,407 | 7,551 | o |
| Anetz | Commune | Ancenis | 955 | 1,211 | 1,285 | 1,367 | 1,584 | 1,910 | o |
| Arthon-en-Retz | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,933 | 2,151 | 2,321 | 2,670 | 3,240 | 3,761 | o |
| Assérac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,079 | 1,128 | 1,239 | 1,360 | 1,668 | 1,789 | o |
| Avessac | Commune | Châteaubriant | 2,356 | 2,395 | 2,233 | 2,154 | 2,357 | 2,437 | o |
| Barbechat | Commune | Nantes | 566 | 808 | 905 | 1,062 | 1,223 | 1,284 | o |
| Basse-Goulaine | Commune | Nantes | 3,036 | 4,099 | 5,910 | 7,499 | 7,883 | 8,091 | o |
| Batz-sur-Mer | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,236 | 2,590 | 2,734 | 3,049 | 3,217 | 3,071 | o |
| Belligné | Commune | Ancenis | 1,292 | 1,324 | 1,430 | 1,451 | 1,716 | 1,765 | o |
| Besné | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,636 | 2,062 | 2,059 | 2,031 | 2,237 | 2,646 | o |
| Blain | Commune | Châteaubriant | 7,153 | 7,366 | 7,434 | 7,733 | 8,544 | 9,434 | o |
| Bonnoeuvre | Commune | Ancenis | 524 | 521 | 532 | 506 | 554 | 561 | o |
| Bouaye | Commune | Nantes | 2,209 | 3,445 | 4,815 | 5,251 | 5,632 | 5,958 | o |
| Bouée | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 435 | 571 | 618 | 661 | 807 | 860 | o |
| Bouguenais | Commune | Nantes | 11,684 | 14,043 | 15,099 | 15,627 | 16,503 | 18,194 | o |
| Bourgneuf-en-Retz | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,161 | 2,283 | 2,346 | 2,403 | 3,027 | 3,408 | o |
| Boussay | Commune | Nantes | 2,040 | 2,161 | 2,316 | 2,361 | 2,548 | 2,684 | o |
| Bouvron | Commune | Châteaubriant | 2,295 | 2,334 | 2,402 | 2,411 | 2,575 | 2,863 | o |
| Brains | Commune | Nantes | 1,174 | 1,578 | 1,889 | 2,172 | 2,479 | 2,584 | o |
| Campbon | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,666 | 2,747 | 2,918 | 2,897 | 3,379 | 3,805 | o |
| Carquefou | Commune | Nantes | 6,239 | 9,664 | 12,877 | 15,377 | 17,898 | 17,805 | o |
| Casson | Commune | Châteaubriant | 608 | 974 | 1,202 | 1,320 | 2,012 | 2,089 | o |
| Châteaubriant | Commune | Châteaubriant | 13,231 | 14,023 | 12,783 | 12,065 | 12,390 | 12,022 | o |
| Château-Thébaud | Commune | Nantes | 1,573 | 2,144 | 2,357 | 2,484 | 2,731 | 2,862 | o |
| Chauvé | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,238 | 1,348 | 1,589 | 1,695 | 2,253 | 2,515 | o |
| Cheix-en-Retz | Commune | Nantes | 326 | 367 | 442 | 529 | 699 | 844 | o |
| Chéméré | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,238 | 1,377 | 1,447 | 1,583 | 2,021 | 2,259 | o |
| Clisson | Commune | Nantes | 4,537 | 4,959 | 5,495 | 5,939 | 6,600 | 6,732 | o |
| Conquereuil | Commune | Châteaubriant | 959 | 929 | 893 | 955 | 1,011 | 1,046 | o |
| Corcoué-sur-Logne | Commune | Nantes | 1,812 | 1,918 | 1,959 | 1,990 | 2,306 | 2,553 | o |
| Cordemais | Commune | Nantes | 1,817 | 2,004 | 2,374 | 2,515 | 2,790 | 2,983 | o |
| Corsept | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 951 | 1,351 | 1,633 | 1,959 | 2,486 | 2,742 | o |
| Couëron | Commune | Nantes | 13,273 | 14,113 | 16,319 | 17,808 | 18,657 | 18,591 | o |
| Couffé | Commune | Ancenis | 1,262 | 1,469 | 1,805 | 1,790 | 2,137 | 2,290 | o |
| Crossac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,658 | 2,067 | 2,277 | 2,136 | 2,526 | 2,739 | o |
| Derval | Commune | Châteaubriant | 2,591 | 2,558 | 2,558 | 2,491 | 2,881 | 3,246 | o |
| Donges | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 6,280 | 6,726 | 6,377 | 6,157 | 6,338 | 6,748 | o |
| Drefféac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 803 | 1,145 | 1,296 | 1,322 | 1,503 | 1,843 | o |
| Erbray | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,885 | 2,152 | 2,392 | 2,351 | 2,695 | 2,940 | o |
| Fay-de-Bretagne | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,947 | 2,175 | 2,388 | 2,489 | 2,877 | 3,230 | o |
| Fégréac | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,714 | 1,752 | 1,874 | 1,992 | 2,131 | 2,278 | o |
| Fercé | Commune | Châteaubriant | 501 | 459 | 499 | 517 | 485 | 485 | o |
| Fresnay-en-Retz | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 759 | 877 | 848 | 855 | 1,068 | 1,235 | o |
| Frossay | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,913 | 1,911 | 2,099 | 2,106 | 2,575 | 2,977 | o |
| Geneston | Commune | Nantes | 1,252 | 1,595 | 1,958 | 2,217 | 3,233 | 3,524 | o |
| Gétigné | Commune | Nantes | 2,274 | 2,749 | 2,912 | 3,076 | 3,305 | 3,397 | o |
| Gorges | Commune | Nantes | 2,028 | 2,379 | 2,603 | 2,649 | 3,420 | 4,189 | o |
| Grand-Auverné | Commune | Châteaubriant | 905 | 877 | 754 | 684 | 711 | 805 | o |
| Grandchamps-des-Fontaines | Commune | Nantes | 1,578 | 2,223 | 2,464 | 3,466 | 4,225 | 4,837 | o |
| Guémené-Penfao | Commune | Châteaubriant | 4,590 | 4,476 | 4,464 | 4,572 | 4,876 | 5,035 | o |
| Guenrouet | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,156 | 2,270 | 2,383 | 2,408 | 2,780 | 3,007 | o |
| Guérande | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 7,644 | 9,140 | 11,665 | 13,603 | 15,226 | 15,534 | o |
| Haute-Goulaine | Commune | Nantes | 2,582 | 3,225 | 3,823 | 4,925 | 5,439 | 5,530 | o |
| Herbignac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 3,239 | 3,778 | 4,175 | 4,353 | 5,117 | 5,817 | o |
| Héric | Commune | Châteaubriant | 2,521 | 3,140 | 3,378 | 3,987 | 4,813 | 5,276 | o |
| Indre | Commune | Nantes | 3,709 | 3,513 | 3,262 | 3,643 | 3,688 | 4,006 | o |
| Issé | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,909 | 1,896 | 1,821 | 1,776 | 1,809 | 1,827 | o |
| Jans | Commune | Châteaubriant | 991 | 1,023 | 1,041 | 989 | 1,021 | 1,098 | o |
| Joué-sur-Erdre | Commune | Ancenis | 1,724 | 1,764 | 1,740 | 1,690 | 1,901 | 2,163 | o |
| Juigné-des-Moutiers | Commune | Châteaubriant | 389 | 366 | 335 | 322 | 325 | 353 | o |
| La Baule-Escoublac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 15,006 | 14,553 | 14,845 | 15,831 | 16,095 | 16,040 | o |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,735 | 1,799 | 1,828 | 2,139 | 2,499 | 2,564 | o |
| La Boissière-du-Doré | Commune | Nantes | 517 | 551 | 627 | 672 | 822 | 913 | o |
| La Chapelle-Basse-Mer | Commune | Nantes | 2,970 | 3,560 | 4,012 | 4,272 | 4,738 | 5,195 | o |
| La Chapelle-des-Marais | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,767 | 3,037 | 3,206 | 2,955 | 3,199 | 3,772 | o |
| La Chapelle-Glain | Commune | Châteaubriant | 898 | 838 | 808 | 761 | 775 | 822 | o |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | Commune | Nantes | 1,307 | 1,800 | 1,838 | 1,852 | 2,715 | 3,045 | o |
| La Chapelle-Launay | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,354 | 1,839 | 2,249 | 2,258 | 2,634 | 2,778 | o |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Sauveur | Commune | Ancenis | 617 | 596 | 618 | 627 | 727 | 780 | o |
| La Chapelle-sur-Erdre | Commune | Nantes | 5,858 | 12,246 | 14,830 | 16,391 | 16,660 | 17,300 | o |
| La Chevallerais | Commune | Châteaubriant | 495 | 546 | 652 | 652 | 1,149 | 1,377 | o |
| La Chevrolière | Commune | Nantes | 2,444 | 3,368 | 4,272 | 4,851 | 4,925 | 5,017 | o |
| La Grigonnais | Commune | Châteaubriant | 806 | 931 | 1,016 | 1,101 | 1,347 | 1,548 | o |
| La Haie-Fouassière | Commune | Nantes | 2,157 | 2,674 | 2,911 | 3,337 | 4,065 | 4,358 | o |
| La Limouzinière | Commune | Nantes | 1,233 | 1,147 | 1,279 | 1,405 | 1,968 | 2,139 | o |
| La Marne | Commune | Nantes | 764 | 798 | 835 | 916 | 1,328 | 1,364 | o |
| La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,045 | 1,074 | 1,097 | 1,027 | 1,197 | 1,345 | o |
| La Montagne | Commune | Nantes | 5,165 | 5,419 | 5,555 | 5,841 | 6,021 | 5,985 | o |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,797 | 2,006 | 2,104 | 2,517 | 3,474 | 3,835 | o |
| La Planche | Commune | Nantes | 1,532 | 1,883 | 2,052 | 2,075 | 2,269 | 2,382 | o |
| La Regrippière | Commune | Nantes | 850 | 905 | 1,093 | 1,088 | 1,422 | 1,544 | o |
| La Remaudière | Commune | Nantes | 710 | 730 | 795 | 814 | 1,047 | 1,140 | o |
| La Roche-Blanche | Commune | Ancenis | 723 | 843 | 930 | 840 | 921 | 1,131 | o |
| La Rouxière | Commune | Ancenis | 840 | 804 | 773 | 876 | 905 | 1,014 | o |
| La Turballe | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,959 | 3,120 | 3,587 | 4,042 | 4,341 | 4,582 | o |
| Lavau-sur-Loire | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 442 | 555 | 637 | 614 | 733 | 758 | o |
| Le Bignon | Commune | Nantes | 1,880 | 2,279 | 2,378 | 2,582 | 3,111 | 3,309 | o |
| Le Cellier | Commune | Ancenis | 2,035 | 2,681 | 3,139 | 3,448 | 3,558 | 3,713 | o |
| Le Croisic | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 4,243 | 4,313 | 4,428 | 4,278 | 4,121 | 4,050 | o |
| Le Fresne-sur-Loire | Commune | Ancenis | 804 | 794 | 734 | 700 | 795 | 982 | o |
| Le Gâvre | Commune | Châteaubriant | 825 | 892 | 995 | 945 | 1,256 | 1,557 | o |
| Legé | Commune | Nantes | 3,433 | 3,441 | 3,532 | 3,586 | 3,968 | 4,290 | o |
| Le Landreau | Commune | Nantes | 1,386 | 1,851 | 2,026 | 2,140 | 2,701 | 2,876 | o |
| Le Loroux-Bottereau | Commune | Nantes | 3,488 | 4,033 | 4,353 | 4,939 | 6,023 | 7,052 | o |
| Le Pallet | Commune | Nantes | 1,507 | 1,857 | 2,070 | 2,394 | 2,577 | 2,948 | o |
| Le Pellerin | Commune | Nantes | 2,902 | 3,478 | 3,712 | 3,774 | 4,181 | 4,382 | o |
| Le Pin | Commune | Ancenis | 698 | 680 | 602 | 602 | 681 | 731 | o |
| Le Pouliguen | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 4,276 | 4,383 | 4,912 | 5,266 | 5,308 | 4,979 | o |
| Les Moutiers-en-Retz | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 635 | 693 | 739 | 905 | 1,138 | 1,316 | o |
| Les Sorinières | Commune | Nantes | 3,149 | 4,299 | 5,174 | 6,239 | 7,251 | 7,444 | o |
| Les Touches | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,359 | 1,633 | 1,935 | 1,950 | 2,071 | 2,268 | o |
| Le Temple-de-Bretagne | Commune | Nantes | 612 | 1,009 | 1,420 | 1,557 | 1,768 | 1,850 | o |
| Ligné | Commune | Ancenis | 1,662 | 2,211 | 2,730 | 2,948 | 3,778 | 4,592 | o |
| Louisfert | Commune | Châteaubriant | 606 | 766 | 817 | 796 | 847 | 898 | o |
| Lusanger | Commune | Châteaubriant | 934 | 914 | 926 | 947 | 1,000 | 1,019 | o |
| Machecoul | Commune | Nantes | 4,549 | 5,060 | 5,072 | 5,420 | 5,732 | 5,914 | o |
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | Commune | Nantes | 1,331 | 1,637 | 1,985 | 2,050 | 2,426 | 2,636 | o |
| Malville | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,020 | 2,085 | 2,860 | 2,980 | 3,063 | 3,161 | o |
| Marsac-sur-Don | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,166 | 1,197 | 1,192 | 1,200 | 1,327 | 1,447 | o |
| Massérac | Commune | Châteaubriant | 509 | 507 | 510 | 449 | 573 | 643 | o |
| Maumusson | Commune | Ancenis | 824 | 826 | 833 | 806 | 949 | 1,011 | o |
| Mauves-sur-Loire | Commune | Nantes | 1,741 | 2,139 | 2,138 | 2,407 | 2,860 | 3,033 | o |
| Mésanger | Commune | Ancenis | 2,051 | 2,717 | 3,068 | 3,133 | 3,892 | 4,394 | o |
| Mesquer | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,015 | 1,201 | 1,372 | 1,467 | 1,658 | 1,727 | o |
| Missillac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 3,687 | 3,883 | 3,915 | 3,813 | 4,474 | 4,843 | o |
| Moisdon-la-Rivière | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,842 | 1,807 | 1,810 | 1,733 | 1,785 | 1,920 | o |
| Monnières | Commune | Nantes | 1,019 | 1,235 | 1,379 | 1,541 | 1,714 | 1,932 | o |
| Montbert | Commune | Nantes | 1,734 | 2,249 | 2,246 | 2,296 | 2,803 | 2,976 | o |
| Montoir-de-Bretagne | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 5,352 | 5,772 | 6,585 | 6,204 | 6,310 | 6,793 | o |
| Montrelais | Commune | Ancenis | 541 | 587 | 587 | 663 | 791 | 822 | o |
| Mouais | Commune | Châteaubriant | 331 | 302 | 280 | 259 | 328 | 388 | o |
| Mouzeil | Commune | Ancenis | 720 | 872 | 1,190 | 1,213 | 1,520 | 1,783 | o |
| Mouzillon | Commune | Nantes | 1,404 | 1,554 | 1,679 | 1,760 | 2,418 | 2,594 | o |
| Nantes | Commune | Nantes | 256,693 | 240,539 | 244,995 | 270,251 | 282,853 | 284,970 | o |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | Commune | Châteaubriant | 4,606 | 5,050 | 5,362 | 5,885 | 7,031 | 7,781 | o |
| Notre-Dame-des-Landes | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,112 | 1,274 | 1,527 | 1,649 | 1,839 | 1,970 | o |
| Noyal-sur-Brutz | Commune | Châteaubriant | 376 | 422 | 443 | 481 | 529 | 582 | o |
| Nozay | Commune | Châteaubriant | 3,237 | 3,158 | 3,050 | 3,155 | 3,581 | 3,835 | o |
| Orvault | Commune | Nantes | 20,239 | 23,245 | 23,115 | 23,554 | 24,218 | 24,504 | o |
| Oudon | Commune | Ancenis | 1,599 | 2,001 | 2,353 | 2,616 | 3,062 | 3,355 | o |
| Paimboeuf | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 3,565 | 3,321 | 2,842 | 2,758 | 3,054 | 3,206 | o |
| Pannecé | Commune | Ancenis | 1,067 | 980 | 952 | 911 | 1,122 | 1,349 | o |
| Paulx | Commune | Nantes | 1,382 | 1,348 | 1,311 | 1,354 | 1,779 | 1,909 | o |
| Petit-Auverné | Commune | Châteaubriant | 508 | 438 | 414 | 386 | 392 | 433 | o |
| Petit-Mars | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,204 | 1,800 | 2,309 | 2,438 | 3,269 | 3,462 | o |
| Pierric | Commune | Châteaubriant | 791 | 816 | 781 | 783 | 883 | 943 | o |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,110 | 1,263 | 1,442 | 1,898 | 2,254 | 2,209 | o |
| Plessé | Commune | Châteaubriant | 3,395 | 3,436 | 3,298 | 3,416 | 3,938 | 4,631 | o |
| Pontchâteau | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 6,394 | 7,220 | 7,549 | 7,773 | 8,924 | 9,683 | o |
| Pont-Saint-Martin | Commune | Nantes | 2,690 | 3,320 | 3,835 | 4,754 | 5,373 | 5,684 | o |
| Pornic | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 8,154 | 8,704 | 9,815 | 11,903 | 13,681 | 14,101 | o |
| Pornichet | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 5,521 | 7,266 | 8,133 | 9,668 | 10,423 | 10,451 | o |
| Port-Saint-Père | Commune | Nantes | 1,370 | 1,716 | 1,695 | 2,143 | 2,533 | 2,724 | o |
| Pouillé-les-Côteaux | Commune | Ancenis | 515 | 561 | 672 | 698 | 793 | 873 | o |
| Préfailles | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 628 | 775 | 857 | 1,038 | 1,182 | 1,256 | o |
| Prinquiau | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,475 | 2,009 | 2,175 | 2,055 | 2,674 | 3,103 | o |
| Puceul | Commune | Châteaubriant | 609 | 580 | 599 | 630 | 879 | 960 | o |
| Quilly | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 781 | 793 | 859 | 905 | 1,154 | 1,280 | o |
| Remouillé | Commune | Nantes | 939 | 1,136 | 1,231 | 1,443 | 1,613 | 1,695 | o |
| Rezé | Commune | Nantes | 35,730 | 33,562 | 33,262 | 35,478 | 37,333 | 38,425 | o |
| Riaillé | Commune | Ancenis | 1,677 | 1,655 | 1,735 | 1,721 | 1,898 | 2,127 | o |
| Rouans | Commune | Nantes | 1,447 | 1,710 | 1,891 | 2,131 | 2,498 | 2,663 | o |
| Rougé | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,982 | 2,055 | 2,167 | 2,143 | 2,262 | 2,253 | o |
| Ruffigné | Commune | Châteaubriant | 684 | 671 | 624 | 603 | 681 | 719 | o |
| Saffré | Commune | Châteaubriant | 2,206 | 2,492 | 2,608 | 2,679 | 3,248 | 3,537 | o |
| Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu | Commune | Nantes | 1,717 | 2,489 | 3,033 | 3,483 | 3,481 | 3,506 | o |
| Saint-André-des-Eaux | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,833 | 2,541 | 2,919 | 3,532 | 4,917 | 5,336 | o |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,387 | 1,351 | 1,346 | 1,312 | 1,456 | 1,615 | o |
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 8,614 | 8,582 | 8,688 | 9,594 | 11,750 | 12,248 | o |
| Saint-Colomban | Commune | Nantes | 1,625 | 1,817 | 1,889 | 2,027 | 2,747 | 3,129 | o |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,532 | 2,004 | 2,093 | 1,925 | 2,204 | 2,588 | o |
| Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire | Commune | Nantes | 5,939 | 8,399 | 9,648 | 11,261 | 11,776 | 11,907 | o |
| Sainte-Pazanne | Commune | Nantes | 2,645 | 2,940 | 3,159 | 3,448 | 4,758 | 5,437 | o |
| Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,497 | 1,768 | 1,779 | 1,681 | 1,789 | 2,135 | o |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Mer-Morte | Commune | Nantes | 1,078 | 995 | 1,041 | 1,003 | 1,231 | 1,483 | o |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc | Commune | Nantes | 3,900 | 5,018 | 5,759 | 6,231 | 6,587 | 6,611 | o |
| Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine | Commune | Nantes | 761 | 935 | 935 | 996 | 1,141 | 1,194 | o |
| Saint-Géréon | Commune | Ancenis | 1,900 | 2,327 | 2,362 | 2,487 | 2,652 | 2,692 | o |
| Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,521 | 2,997 | 3,126 | 3,059 | 3,273 | 3,454 | o |
| Saint-Herblain | Commune | Nantes | 39,867 | 41,958 | 42,774 | 43,726 | 43,901 | 43,153 | o |
| Saint-Herblon | Commune | Ancenis | 1,613 | 1,845 | 1,921 | 1,842 | 2,059 | 2,407 | o |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,255 | 1,362 | 1,333 | 1,545 | 1,791 | 1,967 | o |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson | Commune | Nantes | 964 | 1,173 | 1,334 | 1,475 | 1,773 | 2,019 | o |
| Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | Commune | Nantes | 3,102 | 3,627 | 4,120 | 4,562 | 4,698 | 5,131 | o |
| Saint-Joachim | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 4,161 | 4,253 | 3,994 | 3,772 | 3,915 | 4,046 | o |
| Saint-Julien-de-Concelles | Commune | Nantes | 4,272 | 5,095 | 5,418 | 6,260 | 6,692 | 6,820 | o |
| Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes | Commune | Châteaubriant | 947 | 1,023 | 955 | 876 | 926 | 924 | o |
| Saint-Léger-les-Vignes | Commune | Nantes | 484 | 721 | 946 | 1,158 | 1,375 | 1,518 | o |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson | Commune | Nantes | 997 | 1,189 | 1,255 | 1,348 | 1,725 | 1,959 | o |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais | Commune | Nantes | 1,015 | 1,080 | 1,175 | 1,335 | 1,742 | 1,891 | o |
| Saint-Lyphard | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,554 | 2,364 | 2,889 | 3,178 | 4,030 | 4,326 | o |
| Saint-Malo-de-Guersac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,461 | 3,286 | 3,294 | 3,126 | 3,112 | 3,212 | o |
| Saint-Mars-de-Coutais | Commune | Nantes | 1,266 | 1,518 | 1,744 | 1,858 | 2,404 | 2,505 | o |
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | Commune | Châteaubriant | 2,033 | 2,831 | 3,127 | 3,405 | 3,985 | 4,027 | o |
| Saint-Mars-la-Jaille | Commune | Ancenis | 2,035 | 2,179 | 2,114 | 2,192 | 2,367 | 2,445 | o |
| Saint-Même-le-Tenu | Commune | Nantes | 631 | 781 | 870 | 932 | 1,120 | 1,152 | o |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,447 | 2,517 | 2,663 | 3,177 | 4,103 | 4,435 | o |
| Saint-Molf | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 706 | 852 | 1,154 | 1,501 | 2,030 | 2,324 | o |
| Saint-Nazaire | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 69,251 | 68,348 | 64,812 | 65,874 | 68,838 | 67,031 | o |
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon | Commune | Châteaubriant | 2,763 | 2,951 | 2,917 | 2,800 | 2,935 | 3,109 | o |
| Saint-Père-en-Retz | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 2,627 | 2,917 | 3,250 | 3,454 | 3,843 | 4,135 | o |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | Commune | Nantes | 3,633 | 4,255 | 5,159 | 6,253 | 7,312 | 8,061 | o |
| Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | Commune | Nantes | 17,326 | 17,825 | 22,202 | 25,223 | 24,508 | 25,017 | o |
| Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes | Commune | Ancenis | 716 | 628 | 596 | 608 | 624 | 650 | o |
| Saint-Viaud | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,359 | 1,576 | 1,713 | 1,837 | 2,046 | 2,116 | o |
| Saint-Vincent-des-Landes | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,414 | 1,394 | 1,437 | 1,323 | 1,415 | 1,462 | o |
| Sautron | Commune | Nantes | 2,849 | 4,692 | 6,026 | 6,824 | 6,809 | 6,901 | o |
| Savenay | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 5,046 | 5,679 | 5,314 | 5,883 | 6,899 | 7,565 | o |
| Sévérac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 1,238 | 1,290 | 1,318 | 1,187 | 1,394 | 1,557 | o |
| Sion-les-Mines | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,786 | 1,627 | 1,499 | 1,365 | 1,511 | 1,678 | o |
| Soudan | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,884 | 2,026 | 2,072 | 2,007 | 2,015 | 2,013 | o |
| Soulvache | Commune | Châteaubriant | 502 | 430 | 402 | 402 | 393 | 397 | o |
| Sucé-sur-Erdre | Commune | Nantes | 2,346 | 4,135 | 4,806 | 5,868 | 6,111 | 6,258 | o |
| Teillé | Commune | Ancenis | 1,193 | 1,203 | 1,271 | 1,300 | 1,620 | 1,740 | o |
| Thouaré-sur-Loire | Commune | Nantes | 2,887 | 4,505 | 5,140 | 6,661 | 7,375 | 7,674 | o |
| Touvois | Commune | Nantes | 1,409 | 1,362 | 1,340 | 1,301 | 1,425 | 1,627 | o |
| Trans-sur-Erdre | Commune | Ancenis | 706 | 652 | 666 | 682 | 828 | 970 | o |
| Treffieux | Commune | Châteaubriant | 688 | 629 | 626 | 618 | 703 | 786 | o |
| Treillières | Commune | Nantes | 2,396 | 3,569 | 4,511 | 6,032 | 7,258 | 7,965 | o |
| Trignac | Commune | Saint-Nazaire | 7,253 | 7,180 | 7,020 | 6,956 | 7,230 | 7,264 | o |
| Vallet | Commune | Nantes | 4,984 | 5,717 | 6,116 | 6,807 | 7,906 | 8,425 | o |
| Varades | Commune | Ancenis | 2,882 | 2,929 | 3,039 | 3,190 | 3,527 | 3,514 | o |
| Vay | Commune | Châteaubriant | 1,099 | 1,119 | 1,122 | 1,228 | 1,725 | 1,940 | o |
| Vertou | Commune | Nantes | 13,853 | 15,631 | 18,235 | 20,268 | 21,091 | 21,443 | o |
| Vieillevigne | Commune | Nantes | 2,793 | 2,948 | 3,127 | 3,263 | 3,726 | 3,905 | o |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | Commune | Nantes | 2,274 | 3,183 | 4,026 | 4,712 | 5,165 | 5,438 | o |
| Villepot | Commune | Châteaubriant | 700 | 649 | 690 | 669 | 687 | 653 | o |
| Vritz | Commune | Ancenis | 843 | 828 | 813 | 803 | 760 | 729 | o |
| Vue | Commune | Nantes | 743 | 784 | 887 | 995 | 1,277 | 1,415 | o |
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques, France (web).
Communes in the boundaries of 2012-01-01.
Since 2006, France computes the population from the census results of different years.
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