Carquefou

Carquefou Carqefou (Gallo) Kerc'hfaou (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Carquefou
Carquefou Location within France Show map of France Carquefou Location within Pays de la Loire Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°17′51″N 1°29′29″W / 47.2975°N 1.4914°W / 47.2975; -1.4914
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Carquefou
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Véronique Dubettier-Grenier
Area 1	43.42 km2 (16.76 sq mi)
Highest elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Lowest elevation	1 m (3.3 ft)
Population  (2023)	20,921
• Density	481.8/km2 (1,248/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44026 /44470
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carquefou (French pronunciation: [kaʁkəfu] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Carqefou, Breton: Kerc'hfaou) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique, department in the region Pays de la Loire, in western France.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1986.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,273 —     1800 1,259 −8.09% 1806 2,156 +9.38% 1821 2,379 +0.66% 1831 2,626 +0.99% 1841 2,690 +0.24% 1846 2,912 +1.60% 1851 2,899 −0.09% 1856 2,891 −0.06% 1861 2,810 −0.57% 1866 2,897 +0.61% 1872 2,799 −0.57% 1876 2,782 −0.15% 1881 2,932 +1.06% 1886 2,909 −0.16% 1891 2,902 −0.05% 1896 2,751 −1.06% 1901 2,670 −0.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,843 +1.26% 1911 2,609 −1.70% 1921 2,586 −0.09% 1926 2,538 −0.37% 1931 2,472 −0.53% 1936 2,635 +1.29% 1946 3,026 +1.39% 1954 3,169 +0.58% 1962 3,287 +0.46% 1968 3,744 +2.19% 1975 6,239 +7.57% 1982 9,664 +6.45% 1990 12,877 +3.65% 1999 15,377 +1.99% 2007 17,956 +1.96% 2012 18,398 +0.49% 2017 19,805 +1.48% 2023 20,921 +0.92%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Economy

The headquarters of the geophysical research company Sercel is located in Carquefou.

Sport

In 2008, the local football team Union Sportive Jeanne d'Arc Carquefou reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup after a win over the 8-times national champions Olympique de Marseille on 19 March, putting the town in the national headlines.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

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