Bouguenais

Bouguenais
Commune

The church of Saint-Pierre, in Bouguenais

Coat of arms
Bouguenais

Coordinates: 47°10′48″N 1°37′25″W / 47.18°N 1.6236°W / 47.18; -1.6236Coordinates: 47°10′48″N 1°37′25″W / 47.18°N 1.6236°W / 47.18; -1.6236
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Rezé-1
Intercommunality Nantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2007–2008) Michèle Gressus
Area1 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 17,622
 • Density 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

The head office of Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne

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

List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.[6]

Education

Primary schools in the commune include:

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

  1. ↑ "Contact." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "REGIONAL – Aéroport Nantes Atlantique 44345 BOUGUENAIS Cedex"
  2. ↑ "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine.." 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."
  5. ↑ "Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!'." Reuters. 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Les maires depuis 1980" (in French). city of Bouguenais. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  7. 1 2 3 "L'enseignement primaire." Bouguenais. March 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "L'enseignement secondaire." Bouguenais. March 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
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