Bouguenais
Bouguenais | |
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 The church of Saint-Pierre, in Bouguenais | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of 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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2007–2008) | Michèle Gressus |
| Area 1 | 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 17,622 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/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 (Breton: Kervegon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France near Nantes.
Bouguenais is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 2,790 | — |
| 1800 | 2,376 | −14.8% |
| 1806 | 2,710 | +14.1% |
| 1821 | 3,165 | +16.8% |
| 1831 | 3,287 | +3.9% |
| 1836 | 3,272 | −0.5% |
| 1841 | 3,281 | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 3,360 | +2.4% |
| 1851 | 3,413 | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 3,637 | +6.6% |
| 1861 | 3,877 | +6.6% |
| 1866 | 3,729 | −3.8% |
| 1872 | 3,709 | −0.5% |
| 1876 | 3,642 | −1.8% |
| 1881 | 3,599 | −1.2% |
| 1886 | 3,768 | +4.7% |
| 1891 | 3,897 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | 3,761 | −3.5% |
| 1901 | 3,865 | +2.8% |
| 1906 | 3,826 | −1.0% |
| 1911 | 3,796 | −0.8% |
| 1921 | 3,897 | +2.7% |
| 1926 | 3,784 | −2.9% |
| 1931 | 4,158 | +9.9% |
| 1936 | 4,162 | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 4,810 | +15.6% |
| 1954 | 6,523 | +35.6% |
| 1962 | 8,777 | +34.6% |
| 1968 | 10,047 | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 11,684 | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 14,043 | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 15,099 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 15,631 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 16,503 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 17,622 | +6.8% |
Economy
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a regional airline, was 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] In 2013 the airline merged into HOP![5]
Mayors
 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2016) |
List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.[6]
- 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
Primary schools in the commune include:
- Preschools (écoles maternelles):[7]
- Bourg: Maternelle Chateaubriand, Ecole Jean Zay, École de la Croix-Jeannette
- Couëts: Maternelle Françoise Dolto, Maternelle Célestin Freinet, Maternelle Fougan de Mer
- Elementary schools:[7]
- 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 scolaire Notre-Dame - Saint-Pierre, with École Notre-Dame and École Saint-Pierre.[7]
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).[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Contact Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "REGIONAL – Aéroport Nantes Atlantique 44345 BOUGUENAIS Cedex"
- ^ "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." 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[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 2012-06-13.
- ^ a b c "L'enseignement primaire." Bouguenais. March 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
- ^ "L'enseignement secondaire." Bouguenais. March 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
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