Bourgneuf-en-Retz

Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Part of Villeneuve-en-Retz
Coat of arms
Location of Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Bourgneuf-en-Retz Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Coordinates: 47°02′38″N 1°57′05″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Machecoul-Saint-Même
Commune	Villeneuve-en-Retz
Area 1	53.19 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	3,705
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	44580
Elevation	0–39 m (0–128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bourgneuf-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [buʁnœf ɑ̃ ʁɛ]; Breton: Bourc'hnevez-Raez) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Villeneuve-en-Retz.

Climate

Climate Les Moutiers en Retz

Climate data for Les Moutiers en Retz 1971/2000 avg 1958 rec
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.2 (70.2)	27.4 (81.3)	28.8 (83.8)	33.5 (92.3)	37.7 (99.9)	46.2 (115.2)	46.5 (115.7)	45.3 (113.5)	40.9 (105.6)	33.2 (91.8)	27.4 (81.3)	22.1 (71.8)	46.5 (115.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11 (52)	12.2 (54.0)	15 (59)	18.2 (64.8)	21.1 (70.0)	25.3 (77.5)	27.2 (81.0)	27.2 (81.0)	24.6 (76.3)	19.1 (66.4)	14.1 (57.4)	12.1 (53.8)	18.9 (66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	9.1 (48.4)	11 (52)	13.6 (56.5)	16.6 (61.9)	20.2 (68.4)	22.2 (72.0)	22.2 (72.0)	19.6 (67.3)	15.1 (59.2)	11.1 (52.0)	9.1 (48.4)	14.8 (58.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	6.1 (43.0)	7 (45)	9 (48)	12 (54)	15.2 (59.4)	17.2 (63.0)	17.1 (62.8)	14.5 (58.1)	11 (52)	8 (46)	6 (43)	10.7 (51.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.6 (11.1)	−9.3 (15.3)	−5.4 (22.3)	0.2 (32.4)	2.5 (36.5)	6.9 (44.4)	10.1 (50.2)	10.1 (50.2)	5.7 (42.3)	0.1 (32.2)	−5 (23)	−8 (18)	−11.6 (11.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	65.0 (2.56)	60.0 (2.36)	50.0 (1.97)	40.0 (1.57)	45.0 (1.77)	30.0 (1.18)	25.0 (0.98)	35.0 (1.38)	60.0 (2.36)	70.0 (2.76)	90.0 (3.54)	70.0 (2.76)	640.0 (25.20)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	90.0	140.0	180.0	250.0	260.0	300.0	280.0	260.0	230.0	150.0	110.0	100.0	2,350

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1795 1,320 —     1800 2,033 +54.0% 1806 2,570 +26.4% 1821 2,534 −1.4% 1831 2,680 +5.8% 1836 2,689 +0.3% 1841 2,625 −2.4% 1846 2,714 +3.4% 1851 2,882 +6.2% 1856 2,760 −4.2% 1861 2,893 +4.8% 1866 2,925 +1.1% 1872 2,837 −3.0% 1876 2,850 +0.5% 1881 2,880 +1.1% 1886 2,844 −1.2% 1891 2,944 +3.5% 1896 2,987 +1.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 3,042 +1.8% 1906 3,109 +2.2% 1911 3,025 −2.7% 1921 2,622 −13.3% 1926 3,615 +37.9% 1931 2,514 −30.5% 1936 2,327 −7.4% 1946 2,213 −4.9% 1954 2,242 +1.3% 1962 2,289 +2.1% 1968 2,225 −2.8% 1975 2,161 −2.9% 1982 2,283 +5.6% 1990 2,346 +2.8% 1999 2,400 +2.3% 2005 2,948 +22.8% 2006 3,027 +2.7% 2009 3,320 +9.7%

Transport

Gare de Bourgneuf-en-Retz is served by train services between Pornic and Nantes.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor of René-Guy Cadou memorial with bust of the poet.

External links

• Official site