Avessac

Avessac
Commune
The château de Pordor, in Avessac
Avessac
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Avessac
Coordinates: 47°39′15″N 1°59′18″W / 47.6542°N 1.9883°W / 47.6542; -1.9883Coordinates: 47°39′15″N 1°59′18″W / 47.6542°N 1.9883°W / 47.6542; -1.9883
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Pays de Redon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Delannée
Area1	76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	2,409
• Density	31/km2 (82/sq mi)
• Urban	52,758
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	44007 /44460
Elevation	0–81 m (0–266 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avessac is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.