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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Orvault |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Nantes |
| Mayor | Joseph Parpaillon (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 7–74 m (23–243 ft) |
| Land area1 | 27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 23,554 (1999) |
| - Density | 851 /km2 (2,200 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44114/ 44700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Orvault is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.