Piriac-sur-Mer

Piriac-sur-Mer
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Piriac-sur-Mer
Piriac-sur-Mer Location within France Piriac-sur-Mer Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°22′51″N 2°32′42″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Guérande
Intercommunality	CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Emmanuelle Dacheux
Area 1	12.37 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,685
• Density	217.1/km2 (562.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44125 /44420
Elevation	0–36 m (0–118 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piriac-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [piʁjak syʁ mɛʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Piriac on Sea; Breton: Penc'herieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,054	—
1821	1,056	+0.01%
1846	1,266	+0.73%
1872	1,310	+0.13%
1901	1,301	−0.02%
1926	1,166	−0.44%
1946	1,109	−0.25%
1962	1,127	+0.10%
1968	1,134	+0.10%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	1,110	−0.31%
1982	1,263	+1.86%
1990	1,442	+1.67%
1999	1,898	+3.10%
2007	2,273	+2.28%
2012	2,173	−0.90%
2017	2,245	+0.65%
2023	2,685	+3.03%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department