Bouguenais (French pronunciation: [buɡnɛ]; Breton: Kervegon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France near Nantes.
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| Coordinates: 47°10′48″N 1°37′25″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 |
| Area 1 | 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi) |
| Population | 19,903 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/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 is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport.
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Régional, a regional airline, was headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport.[4]
Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines.[5] Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of the airport.[6] Regional Airlines was the largest of the three companies that were merged into the new Régional.[7] In 2013 the airline merged into HOP!, itself rebranded in 2019 as Air France Hop, which is still based at Nantes Atlantique Airport.[8]
List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.[9][10]
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).[12]
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