Noyal-sur-Brutz

Noyal-sur-Brutz
Commune
Coat of arms
Noyal-sur-Brutz Noyal-sur-Brutz
Coordinates: 47°46′37″N 1°20′44″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Châteaubriant
Intercommunality	Châteaubriant-Derval
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edith Margouin
Area 1	7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44112 /44110
Elevation	64–112 m (210–367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Noyal-sur-Brutz (French pronunciation: [nwajal syʁ bʁy] (listen); Breton: Noal-ar-Bruz) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Geography

The village lies above the left bank of the river Brutz (a tributary of the Semnon), which flows west through the northern part of the commune.

The river Verzée forms part of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 364 —     1806 355 −2.5% 1821 415 +16.9% 1831 426 +2.7% 1841 446 +4.7% 1851 464 +4.0% 1861 452 −2.6% 1872 489 +8.2% 1881 519 +6.1% 1891 559 +7.7% 1901 502 −10.2% 1911 510 +1.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 439 −13.9% 1931 402 −8.4% 1946 403 +0.2% 1954 353 −12.4% 1962 351 −0.6% 1968 385 +9.7% 1975 376 −2.3% 1982 422 +12.2% 1990 443 +5.0% 1999 481 +8.6% 2009 575 +19.5% 2017 592 +3.0%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department