Bouguenais
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The church of Saint-Pierre, in Bouguenais
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Coordinates: 47°10′48″N 1°37′25″W / 47.18°N 1.6236°WCoordinates: 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 | |
| Intercommunality | Nantes | |
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| • 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) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a regional airline, was headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport.
Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines. Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of the airport. Regional Airlines was the largest of the three companies that were merged into the current Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. In 2013 the airline merged into HOP!
List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.
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).
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