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Le Bignon

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Also known as Bignon

commune in Loire-Atlantique, France

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Le Bignon is a commune in France, situated within the Pays de la Loire region. It lies in the Loire-Atlantique department, specifically within the arrondissement of Nantes and the canton of Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine. The municipality shares borders with Château-Thébaud, La Chevrolière, Montbert, and Pont-Saint-Martin. Its official postal code is 44140.

The area of Le Bignon is 27.54 square kilometers. According to one source, the population is 3,976, comprising 1,900 males and 1,870 females, while another source lists the population as 2,793. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 58 meters in one dataset and 23 meters in another. The associated electoral district is the canton of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu.

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Place details

Locality
Le Bignon
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Population
2,793
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

24US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.3 µg/m³
PM10
7.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Pays de la Loire
Department
Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement
Nantes
Canton
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Intercommunality
Grand Lieu
Mayor 2024 2026
Loïc Planet
Area
27.54 km (10.63 sq mi)
Population 2023
3,976
Density
144.4/km (373.9/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
44014 /44140
Elevation
3–58 m (9.8–190.3 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Le Bignon
Country
France
Population
3976
Area
27.54
Elevation
25
Shares border with
Montbert
Official website
www.mairielebignon.fr
Image
Eglise le Bignon.jpg
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Commons category
Le Bignon
postal code
44140
associated electoral district
canton of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
male population
1900
female population
1870
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-40-78-12-12
fax number
+33-2-40-78-17-26
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Encyclopedic overview

Le Bignon ( French pronunciation: [lə biɲɔ̃] ; Gallo: Le Beugnan, Breton: Ar Bignon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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