La Turballe

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Turballe

(2020–2026) Didier Cadro^[1]Area

18.53 km² (7.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,864 • Density260/km² (680/sq mi)Demonym(s)Turballais, TurballaiseTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

44211 /44420

Elevation0–45 m (0–148 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Turballe (French pronunciation: [la tyʁbal]; Breton: An Turball) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. This commune is known for its harbor, which is the first fishing harbor in the region. Every summer, there is a sardine party (fête de la sardine in French).

La Turballe is close to the La Baule seaside resort.

The town, located on the Côte d'Amour, has 11 kilometers of beaches.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,716	—
1975	2,959	+1.23%
1982	3,120	+0.76%
1990	3,587	+1.76%
1999	4,042	+1.34%
2007	4,384	+1.02%
2012	4,554	+0.76%
2017	4,426	−0.57%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE