Saint-Mars-du-Désert, Loire-Atlantique

Saint-Mars-du-Désert
Commune
The Julienne David Road, with the church of Saint-Médard in the background
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°22′02″N 1°24′16″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Nort-sur-Erdre
Intercommunality	Erdre et Gesvres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Barbara Nourry
Area 1	30.46 km2 (11.76 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44179 /44850
Elevation	3–77 m (9.8–252.6 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Mars-du-Désert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁ dy dezɛʁ] (listen); Breton: Sant-Marzh-an-Dezerzh) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,716	—
1975	2,033	+2.45%
1982	2,831	+4.84%
1990	3,127	+1.25%
1999	3,405	+0.95%
2007	3,996	+2.02%
2012	4,221	+1.10%
2017	4,899	+3.02%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department