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 | 
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandra Impériale[1] | 
Area 1  | 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 20,590 | 
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/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 (French pronunciation: [buɡnɛ]; Gallo: Bógonaè or Boug·naï, 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, a regional airline, was headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport.[5]
Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines.[6] Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of the airport.[7] Regional Airlines was the largest of the three companies that were merged into the new Régional.[8] In 2013 the airline merged into HOP!, itself rebranded in 2019 as Air France Hop, which is still based at Nantes Atlantique Airport.[9]
Mayors
List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.[10]
- 2020- : Sandra Impériale
 - 2014-2020: Martine Le Jeune
 - 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):[11]
- Bourg: Maternelle Chateaubriand, Ecole Jean Zay, École de la Croix-Jeannette
 - Couëts: Maternelle Françoise Dolto, Maternelle Célestin Freinet, Maternelle Fougan de Mer
 
 - Elementary schools:[11]
- 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 Saint-Pierre (formerly Groupe Notre-Dame Saint-Pierre), with École Saint-Pierre.[11]
 
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).[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bouguenais, EHESS (in French).
 - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 - ^ "Contact Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine." Régional. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "REGIONAL – Aéroport Nantes Atlantique 44345 BOUGUENAIS Cedex"
 - ^ "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Régional. 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."
 - ^ "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 13 June 2012.
 - ^ a b c "L'enseignement Primaire." Bouguenais. January 19th, 2019. Retrieved on January 19th, 2019.
 - ^ "L'enseignement secondaire." Bouguenais. March 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
 
External links
- Home page (in French) (Archive)
 - Webpage about Bouguenais
 



