Héric

Héric Éri (Gallo) Hierig (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Héric
Héric Héric
Coordinates: 47°24′48″N 1°39′02″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)	Jean-Pierre Joutard
Area 1	73.93 km2 (28.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,472
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44073 /44810
Elevation	17–66 m (56–217 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Héric (French pronunciation: [eʁik] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Éri, Breton: Hierig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,815 —     1800 2,645 −0.89% 1806 2,751 +0.66% 1821 3,116 +0.83% 1831 3,349 +0.72% 1841 3,927 +1.60% 1846 3,804 −0.63% 1851 4,474 +3.30% 1856 4,540 +0.29% 1861 4,595 +0.24% 1866 4,691 +0.41% 1872 4,161 −1.98% 1876 4,248 +0.52% 1881 4,244 −0.02% 1886 4,233 −0.05% 1891 4,048 −0.89% 1896 3,950 −0.49% 1901 3,843 −0.55%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 3,895 +0.27% 1911 3,812 −0.43% 1921 3,280 −1.49% 1926 3,240 −0.25% 1931 3,111 −0.81% 1936 3,054 −0.37% 1946 2,956 −0.33% 1954 2,800 −0.68% 1962 2,624 −0.81% 1968 2,531 −0.60% 1975 2,521 −0.06% 1982 3,140 +3.19% 1990 3,378 +0.92% 1999 3,987 +1.86% 2007 4,902 +2.62% 2012 5,606 +2.72% 2017 6,049 +1.53%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Personalities

One of its most famous citizens is Paul Tessier, father of craniofacial surgery.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department