Bouguenais

Bouguenais
Bouguenais
Administration
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Rezé
Intercommunality Nantes
Mayor Michèle Gressus
(2007–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 1–41 m (3.3–135 ft)
(avg. 28 m/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.

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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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]

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "REGIONAL – Aéroport Nantes Atlantique 44345 BOUGUENAIS Cedex"
  2. ^ "History." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
  3. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 3–9 April 2001. 66.
  4. ^ "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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