| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes | Arrondissement | 569,086 | 604,935 | 649,039 | 715,358 | 766,650 | 789,704 | o |
| Loire-Atlantique | Department | 934,499 | 995,498 | 1,052,183 | 1,134,266 | 1,234,001 | 1,282,052 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | Commune | 1,489 | 1,829 | 1,987 | 2,151 | 2,564 | 3,320 | o |
| Barbechat | Commune | 566 | 808 | 905 | 1,062 | 1,223 | 1,284 | o |
| Basse-Goulaine | Commune | 3,036 | 4,099 | 5,910 | 7,499 | 7,883 | 8,091 | o |
| Bouaye | Commune | 2,209 | 3,445 | 4,815 | 5,251 | 5,632 | 5,958 | o |
| Bouguenais | Commune | 11,684 | 14,043 | 15,099 | 15,627 | 16,503 | 18,194 | o |
| Boussay | Commune | 2,040 | 2,161 | 2,316 | 2,361 | 2,548 | 2,684 | o |
| Brains | Commune | 1,174 | 1,578 | 1,889 | 2,172 | 2,479 | 2,584 | o |
| Carquefou | Commune | 6,239 | 9,664 | 12,877 | 15,377 | 17,898 | 17,805 | o |
| Château-Thébaud | Commune | 1,573 | 2,144 | 2,357 | 2,484 | 2,731 | 2,862 | o |
| Cheix-en-Retz | Commune | 326 | 367 | 442 | 529 | 699 | 844 | o |
| Clisson | Commune | 4,537 | 4,959 | 5,495 | 5,939 | 6,600 | 6,732 | o |
| Corcoué-sur-Logne | Commune | 1,812 | 1,918 | 1,959 | 1,990 | 2,306 | 2,553 | o |
| Cordemais | Commune | 1,817 | 2,004 | 2,374 | 2,515 | 2,790 | 2,983 | o |
| Couëron | Commune | 13,273 | 14,113 | 16,319 | 17,808 | 18,657 | 18,591 | o |
| Geneston | Commune | 1,252 | 1,595 | 1,958 | 2,217 | 3,233 | 3,524 | o |
| Gétigné | Commune | 2,274 | 2,749 | 2,912 | 3,076 | 3,305 | 3,397 | o |
| Gorges | Commune | 2,028 | 2,379 | 2,603 | 2,649 | 3,420 | 4,189 | o |
| Grandchamps-des-Fontaines | Commune | 1,578 | 2,223 | 2,464 | 3,466 | 4,225 | 4,837 | o |
| Haute-Goulaine | Commune | 2,582 | 3,225 | 3,823 | 4,925 | 5,439 | 5,530 | o |
| Indre | Commune | 3,709 | 3,513 | 3,262 | 3,643 | 3,688 | 4,006 | o |
| La Boissière-du-Doré | Commune | 517 | 551 | 627 | 672 | 822 | 913 | o |
| La Chapelle-Basse-Mer | Commune | 2,970 | 3,560 | 4,012 | 4,272 | 4,738 | 5,195 | o |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | Commune | 1,307 | 1,800 | 1,838 | 1,852 | 2,715 | 3,045 | o |
| La Chapelle-sur-Erdre | Commune | 5,858 | 12,246 | 14,830 | 16,391 | 16,660 | 17,300 | o |
| La Chevrolière | Commune | 2,444 | 3,368 | 4,272 | 4,851 | 4,925 | 5,017 | o |
| La Haie-Fouassière | Commune | 2,157 | 2,674 | 2,911 | 3,337 | 4,065 | 4,358 | o |
| La Limouzinière | Commune | 1,233 | 1,147 | 1,279 | 1,405 | 1,968 | 2,139 | o |
| La Marne | Commune | 764 | 798 | 835 | 916 | 1,328 | 1,364 | o |
| La Montagne | Commune | 5,165 | 5,419 | 5,555 | 5,841 | 6,021 | 5,985 | o |
| La Planche | Commune | 1,532 | 1,883 | 2,052 | 2,075 | 2,269 | 2,382 | o |
| La Regrippière | Commune | 850 | 905 | 1,093 | 1,088 | 1,422 | 1,544 | o |
| La Remaudière | Commune | 710 | 730 | 795 | 814 | 1,047 | 1,140 | o |
| Le Bignon | Commune | 1,880 | 2,279 | 2,378 | 2,582 | 3,111 | 3,309 | o |
| Legé | Commune | 3,433 | 3,441 | 3,532 | 3,586 | 3,968 | 4,290 | o |
| Le Landreau | Commune | 1,386 | 1,851 | 2,026 | 2,140 | 2,701 | 2,876 | o |
| Le Loroux-Bottereau | Commune | 3,488 | 4,033 | 4,353 | 4,939 | 6,023 | 7,052 | o |
| Le Pallet | Commune | 1,507 | 1,857 | 2,070 | 2,394 | 2,577 | 2,948 | o |
| Le Pellerin | Commune | 2,902 | 3,478 | 3,712 | 3,774 | 4,181 | 4,382 | o |
| Les Sorinières | Commune | 3,149 | 4,299 | 5,174 | 6,239 | 7,251 | 7,444 | o |
| Le Temple-de-Bretagne | Commune | 612 | 1,009 | 1,420 | 1,557 | 1,768 | 1,850 | o |
| Machecoul | Commune | 4,549 | 5,060 | 5,072 | 5,420 | 5,732 | 5,914 | o |
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | Commune | 1,331 | 1,637 | 1,985 | 2,050 | 2,426 | 2,636 | o |
| Mauves-sur-Loire | Commune | 1,741 | 2,139 | 2,138 | 2,407 | 2,860 | 3,033 | o |
| Monnières | Commune | 1,019 | 1,235 | 1,379 | 1,541 | 1,714 | 1,932 | o |
| Montbert | Commune | 1,734 | 2,249 | 2,246 | 2,296 | 2,803 | 2,976 | o |
| Mouzillon | Commune | 1,404 | 1,554 | 1,679 | 1,760 | 2,418 | 2,594 | o |
| Nantes | Commune | 256,693 | 240,539 | 244,995 | 270,251 | 282,853 | 284,970 | o |
| Orvault | Commune | 20,239 | 23,245 | 23,115 | 23,554 | 24,218 | 24,504 | o |
| Paulx | Commune | 1,382 | 1,348 | 1,311 | 1,354 | 1,779 | 1,909 | o |
| Pont-Saint-Martin | Commune | 2,690 | 3,320 | 3,835 | 4,754 | 5,373 | 5,684 | o |
| Port-Saint-Père | Commune | 1,370 | 1,716 | 1,695 | 2,143 | 2,533 | 2,724 | o |
| Remouillé | Commune | 939 | 1,136 | 1,231 | 1,443 | 1,613 | 1,695 | o |
| Rezé | Commune | 35,730 | 33,562 | 33,262 | 35,478 | 37,333 | 38,425 | o |
| Rouans | Commune | 1,447 | 1,710 | 1,891 | 2,131 | 2,498 | 2,663 | o |
| Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu | Commune | 1,717 | 2,489 | 3,033 | 3,483 | 3,481 | 3,506 | o |
| Saint-Colomban | Commune | 1,625 | 1,817 | 1,889 | 2,027 | 2,747 | 3,129 | o |
| Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire | Commune | 5,939 | 8,399 | 9,648 | 11,261 | 11,776 | 11,907 | o |
| Sainte-Pazanne | Commune | 2,645 | 2,940 | 3,159 | 3,448 | 4,758 | 5,437 | o |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Mer-Morte | Commune | 1,078 | 995 | 1,041 | 1,003 | 1,231 | 1,483 | o |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc | Commune | 3,900 | 5,018 | 5,759 | 6,231 | 6,587 | 6,611 | o |
| Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine | Commune | 761 | 935 | 935 | 996 | 1,141 | 1,194 | o |
| Saint-Herblain | Commune | 39,867 | 41,958 | 42,774 | 43,726 | 43,901 | 43,153 | o |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson | Commune | 964 | 1,173 | 1,334 | 1,475 | 1,773 | 2,019 | o |
| Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | Commune | 3,102 | 3,627 | 4,120 | 4,562 | 4,698 | 5,131 | o |
| Saint-Julien-de-Concelles | Commune | 4,272 | 5,095 | 5,418 | 6,260 | 6,692 | 6,820 | o |
| Saint-Léger-les-Vignes | Commune | 484 | 721 | 946 | 1,158 | 1,375 | 1,518 | o |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson | Commune | 997 | 1,189 | 1,255 | 1,348 | 1,725 | 1,959 | o |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais | Commune | 1,015 | 1,080 | 1,175 | 1,335 | 1,742 | 1,891 | o |
| Saint-Mars-de-Coutais | Commune | 1,266 | 1,518 | 1,744 | 1,858 | 2,404 | 2,505 | o |
| Saint-Même-le-Tenu | Commune | 631 | 781 | 870 | 932 | 1,120 | 1,152 | o |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | Commune | 3,633 | 4,255 | 5,159 | 6,253 | 7,312 | 8,061 | o |
| Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | Commune | 17,326 | 17,825 | 22,202 | 25,223 | 24,508 | 25,017 | o |
| Sautron | Commune | 2,849 | 4,692 | 6,026 | 6,824 | 6,809 | 6,901 | o |
| Sucé-sur-Erdre | Commune | 2,346 | 4,135 | 4,806 | 5,868 | 6,111 | 6,258 | o |
| Thouaré-sur-Loire | Commune | 2,887 | 4,505 | 5,140 | 6,661 | 7,375 | 7,674 | o |
| Touvois | Commune | 1,409 | 1,362 | 1,340 | 1,301 | 1,425 | 1,627 | o |
| Treillières | Commune | 2,396 | 3,569 | 4,511 | 6,032 | 7,258 | 7,965 | o |
| Vallet | Commune | 4,984 | 5,717 | 6,116 | 6,807 | 7,906 | 8,425 | o |
| Vertou | Commune | 13,853 | 15,631 | 18,235 | 20,268 | 21,091 | 21,443 | o |
| Vieillevigne | Commune | 2,793 | 2,948 | 3,127 | 3,263 | 3,726 | 3,905 | o |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | Commune | 2,274 | 3,183 | 4,026 | 4,712 | 5,165 | 5,438 | o |
| Vue | Commune | 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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