Bouguenais
Bouguenais
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| Coordinates: 47°10′48″N 1°37′25″W / 47.18°N 1.6236°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Rezé-1 |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandra Impériale[1] |
| Area 1 | 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 20,410 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44020 /44340 |
| Dialling codes | 02 |
| Elevation | 1–41 m (3.3–134.5 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bouguenais (French pronunciation: [buɡnɛ]; Gallo: Bógonaè or Boug·naï, Breton: Kervegon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France near Nantes.
Bouguenais is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport.
Population[edit]
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Economy[edit]
Régional, a regional airline, was headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport.[5]
Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines.[6] Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of the airport.[7] Regional Airlines was the largest of the three companies that were merged into the new Régional.[8] In 2013 the airline merged into HOP!, itself rebranded in 2019 as Air France Hop, which is still based at Nantes Atlantique Airport.[9]
Mayors[edit]
List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.[10]
- 2020- : Sandra Impériale
- 2014-2020: Martine Le Jeune
- 2007-2014: Michèle Gressus
- 1993-2007: Françoise Verchère (resigned in September 2007)
- 1971-1993: François Autain
- 1947-1971: Henri Robichon
- 1945-1947: Alexandre Gendron
- 1944-1945: Georges Gaborieau
- 1941-1944: Élie Leaute
- 1940-1941: Joseph Bureau
- 1912-1925: Louis Moreau
- 1900-1912: Sébastien Guérin
Education[edit]
Primary schools in the commune include:
- Preschools (écoles maternelles):[11]
- Bourg: Maternelle Chateaubriand, Ecole Jean Zay, École de la Croix-Jeannette
- Couëts: Maternelle Françoise Dolto, Maternelle Célestin Freinet, Maternelle Fougan de Mer
- Elementary schools:[11]
- Bourg: Élémentaire Chateaubriand, Ecole Jean Zay, École de la Croix-Jeannette
- Couëts: Élémentaire Urbain le Verrier, Élémentaire Fougan de Mer
- There is a private school group, Groupe Saint-Pierre (formerly Groupe Notre-Dame Saint-Pierre), with École Saint-Pierre.[11]
There is one public junior high school, Collège et SEGPA de la Neustrie, one public high school, Lycée Professionnel Pablo Neruda, and a private alternative school, Lycée Professionnel Hôtelier Privé Daniel Brottier (the private high school is for children with academic, social, and family troubles).[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bouguenais, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Contact Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine." Régional. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "REGIONAL – Aéroport Nantes Atlantique 44345 BOUGUENAIS Cedex"
- ^ "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Régional. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 3–9 April 2001. 66.
- ^ "Air France fusionne trois de ses compagnies régionales[permanent dead link]." Les Echos #18280. 16 November 2000. Page 30. Retrieved on 2 May 2010. "Nantes, où est basé Regional Airlines, la plus importante des trois compagnies, sera le siège de la nouvelle entité."
- ^ "Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!'." Reuters. 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Les maires depuis 1980" (in French). city of Bouguenais. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "L'enseignement Primaire." Bouguenais. January 19th, 2019. Retrieved on January 19th, 2019.
- ^ "L'enseignement secondaire." Bouguenais. March 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Home page (in French) (Archive)
- Webpage about Bouguenais
