Saint-Gildas-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒilda de bwa] ; Breton: Gweltaz-Lambrizig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,258 —     1821 1,233 −0.07% 1846 1,572 +0.98% 1872 2,311 +1.49% 1901 2,731 +0.58% 1926 2,243 −0.78% 1946 2,385 +0.31% 1962 2,659 +0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,510 −0.96% 1975 2,521 +0.06% 1982 2,997 +2.50% 1990 3,126 +0.53% 1999 3,059 −0.24% 2007 3,339 +1.10% 2012 3,534 +1.14% 2017 3,774 +1.32%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department