| Paimbœuf | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Paimboeuf (Loire-Atlantique).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton: | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins |
| Insee: | 44116 |
| Postal Code: | 44560 |
| Mayor: | Raymond Charbonnier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Sud-Estuaire |
| Coordinates: | 47.2833°N -2.0333°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 11 |
| Area Km2: | 2 |
Paimbœuf (in French pronounced as /pɛ̃bœf/; Breton: Pembo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, lying on the south bank of the river Loire upriver from Saint-Nazaire but considerably downriver from Nantes.
In the Napoleonic era it was the site of considerable naval shipbuilding. The United States Navy established a naval air station there on 1 March 1918 to operate dirigibles during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.[2]