Orvault

Orvault (French: [ɔʁvo] (listen); Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Orvault
The church of Saint-Léger, in Orvault
Coat of arms
Location of Orvault
Orvault
Orvault
Coordinates: 47°16′18″N 1°37′21″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Herblain-2
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Sébastien Guitton
Area
1
27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
26,355
  Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44114 /44700
Elevation7–74 m (23–243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.

See also



  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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