Gorges, Loire-Atlantique

Gorges
Commune
The bell tower of the church in Gorges

Coat of arms
Gorges
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Gorges
Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 1°18′09″W / 47.1022°N 1.3025°W / 47.1022; -1.3025Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 1°18′09″W / 47.1022°N 1.3025°W / 47.1022; -1.3025
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Clisson
Intercommunality vallée de Clisson
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Cesbron
Area1 15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,420
  Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Gorgeois, Gorgeoises
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 44064 /44190
Elevation 5–49 m (16–161 ft)
Website http://www.valleedeclisson.fr/

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gorges is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

International relations

Twin towns - sister cities

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See also


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