Nozay, Loire-Atlantique

Nozay
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Nozay Nozay
Coordinates: 47°33′55″N 1°37′26″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Guémené-Penfao
Intercommunality	CC de Nozay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Provost
Area 1	57.7 km2 (22.3 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44113 /44170
Dialling codes	02
Elevation	13–96 m (43–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nozay (French pronunciation: [nɔzɛ] (listen); Breton: Nozieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,051	—
1806	1,724	−15.9%
1821	2,116	+22.7%
1831	2,678	+26.6%
1841	3,002	+12.1%
1851	3,369	+12.2%
1861	3,692	+9.6%
1872	3,791	+2.7%
1881	4,154	+9.6%
1891	4,170	+0.4%
1901	3,966	−4.9%
1911	4,140	+4.4%
1921	3,708	−10.4%
1931	3,509	−5.4%
1946	3,382	−3.6%
1962	3,349	−1.0%
1968	3,242	−3.2%
1975	3,237	−0.2%
1982	3,158	−2.4%
1990	3,050	−3.4%
1999	3,156	+3.5%
2010	3,835	+21.5%
2017	4,150	+8.2%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• The works of Jean Fréour. Sculptor of Créviac calvary