Bouguenais Explained
| Bouguenais |
| Native Name: | (Gallo)
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| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville 44 Bouguenais.svg |
| Coordinates: | 47.18°N -1.6236°W |
| Intercommunality: | Nantes Métropole |
| Arrondissement: | Nantes |
| Canton: | Rezé-1 |
| Mayor: | Sandra Impériale[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Insee: | 44020 |
| Postal Code: | 44340 |
| Dialling Code: | 02 |
| Area Km2: | 31.50 |
| Elevation Min M: | 1 |
| Elevation Max M: | 41 |
| Elevation M: | 28 |
Bouguenais (in French pronounced as /buɡnɛ/; Gallo: Bógonaè or Boug·naï,) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France near Nantes.
Bouguenais is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport.
Economy
Régional, a regional airline, was headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport.[2]
Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines.[3] Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of the airport.[4] Regional Airlines was the largest of the three companies that were merged into the new Régional.[5] In 2013 the airline merged into HOP!, itself rebranded in 2019 as Air France Hop, which is still based at Nantes Atlantique Airport.[6]
Mayors
List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.[7]
- 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):[8]
- Bourg: Maternelle Chateaubriand, Ecole Jean Zay, École de la Croix-Jeannette
- Couëts: Maternelle Françoise Dolto, Maternelle Célestin Freinet, Maternelle Fougan de Mer
- Elementary schools:[8]
- 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.[8]
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).[9]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- "Contact ." Régional. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "REGIONAL – Aéroport Nantes Atlantique 44345 BOUGUENAIS Cedex"
- "History ." 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.
- Web site: Les maires depuis 1980. city of Bouguenais. 2012-06-13. fr.
- "L'enseignement Primaire." Bouguenais. January 19th, 2019. Retrieved on January 19th, 2019.
- "L'enseignement secondaire." Bouguenais. March 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
