Blain, Loire-Atlantique Explained

Blain
Native Name: (Gallo & Breton)
(Gallo)
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Blain (Loire-Atlantique).svg
Arrondissement:Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton:Blain
Insee:44015
Postal Code:44130
Mayor:Jean-Michel Buf[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Région de Blain
Coordinates:47.4769°N -1.7622°W
Elevation Min M:7
Elevation Max M:44
Area Km2:101.72

Blain (in French pronounced as /blɛ̃/; Gallo: Blaen, Blin or Byein, Breton: Blaen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.

International relations

Blain is twinned with the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, England.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.