Bouguenais
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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 | Rezé |
| Intercommunality | Nantes |
| Mayor | Michèle Gressus (2007–2008) |
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| Elevation | 1–41 m (3.3–135 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| Land area1 | 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 15,627 (1999) |
| - Density | 496 /km2 (1,280 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44020/ 44340 |
| Dialling code | 02 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 47°10′48″N 1°37′25″W / 47.18°N 1.6236°W
Bouguenais (Breton: Kervegon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France near Nantes.
Bouguenais is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport.
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[edit] Economy
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a regional airline, is headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport.[1]
Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines.[2] Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of the airport.[3] Regional Airlines was the largest of the three companies that were merged into the current Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.[4]
[edit] Mayors
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- 2007-2008: 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
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "REGIONAL – Aéroport Nantes Atlantique 44345 BOUGUENAIS Cedex"
- ^ "History." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 3–9 April 2001. 66.
- ^ "Air France fusionne trois de ses compagnies régionales." 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."
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