Le Loroux-Bottereau (French pronunciation: [lə lɔʁu bɔtʁo]; Gallo: Le Lorór-Boterèu, Breton: Lavreer-Botorel) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 7,200 —     1800 2,996 −11.77% 1806 4,971 +8.81% 1821 4,991 +0.03% 1831 4,991 +0.00% 1841 5,012 +0.04% 1846 5,681 +2.54% 1851 5,932 +0.87% 1856 6,058 +0.42% 1861 6,163 +0.34% 1866 4,195 −7.40% 1872 4,067 −0.52% 1876 4,105 +0.23% 1881 4,007 −0.48% 1886 4,029 +0.11% 1891 3,809 −1.12% 1896 3,666 −0.76% 1901 3,572 −0.52%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 3,573 +0.01% 1911 3,476 −0.55% 1921 3,110 −1.11% 1926 3,135 +0.16% 1931 3,052 −0.54% 1936 3,069 +0.11% 1946 2,986 −0.27% 1954 3,024 +0.16% 1962 3,067 +0.18% 1968 3,204 +0.73% 1975 3,488 +1.22% 1982 4,033 +2.10% 1990 4,353 +0.96% 1999 4,939 +1.41% 2007 6,177 +2.84% 2012 7,609 +4.26% 2017 8,227 +1.57%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Jean Fréour, sculptor