Blain, Loire-Atlantique
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.
Blain
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Commune | |
Nantes-Brest Canal and the Château de Blain | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Blain | |
Blain Blain | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 1°45′44″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Blain |
| Intercommunality | Région de Blain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Buf |
| Area 1 | 101.72 km2 (39.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 10,187 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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