Héric | ||
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Commune | ||
![]() The church in Héric
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Coordinates: 47°24′48″N 1°39′02″W / 47.4133°N 1.6506°WCoordinates: 47°24′48″N 1°39′02″W / 47.4133°N 1.6506°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
Canton | Nort-sur-Erdre | |
Intercommunality | Erdre et Gesvres | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Lionel Lardeux | |
Area1 | 73.93 km2 (28.54 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 4,813 | |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 44073 /44810 | |
Elevation | 17–66 m (56–217 ft) | |
Website | http://www.heric.fr/ | |
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.
Héric is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
One of its most famous citizens is Paul Tessier, father of craniofacial surgery.