Jans

Jans
Jantz (Gallo)
Hentieg (Breton)
Commune
Location of Jans
Jans
Jans
Coordinates: 47°37′18″N 1°36′46″W / 47.6217°N 1.6128°W / 47.6217; -1.6128
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonGuémené-Penfao
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Irène Bouin
Area
1
33.21 km2 (12.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,381
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44076 /44170
Elevation13–56 m (43–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jans (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃s] ; Gallo: Jantz, Breton: Hentieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.