Bouaye (French pronunciation: [bwɛ][3] or [bwɛj];[4] Gallo: Bóaèy, Breton: Bouez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Bouaye
Bóaèy (Gallo)
Bouez (Breton)
Commune
Logis de la Sénaigerie chateau
Logis de la Sénaigerie chateau
Coat of arms of Bouaye
Location of Bouaye
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Bouaye is located in France
Bouaye
Bouaye
Bouaye is located in Pays de la Loire
Bouaye
Bouaye
Coordinates: 47°08′39″N 1°41′16″W / 47.1442°N 1.6878°W / 47.1442; -1.6878
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonRezé-1
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Garreau[1]
Area
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13.83 km2 (5.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,144
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44018 /44830
Elevation0–34 m (0–112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,465—    
1800 834−7.73%
1806 1,042+3.78%
1821 1,123+0.50%
1831 1,297+1.45%
1841 1,298+0.01%
1846 1,304+0.09%
1851 1,332+0.43%
1856 1,294−0.58%
1861 1,388+1.41%
1866 1,397+0.13%
1872 1,340−0.69%
1876 1,383+0.79%
1881 1,437+0.77%
1886 1,409−0.39%
1891 1,420+0.16%
1896 1,433+0.18%
1901 1,400−0.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,469+0.97%
1911 1,389−1.11%
1921 1,215−1.33%
1926 1,267+0.84%
1931 1,279+0.19%
1936 1,264−0.24%
1946 1,355+0.70%
1954 1,406+0.46%
1962 1,520+0.98%
1968 1,607+0.93%
1975 2,209+4.65%
1982 3,445+6.55%
1990 4,815+4.27%
1999 5,251+0.97%
2007 5,672+0.97%
2012 6,160+1.66%
2017 7,844+4.95%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Transport

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Bouaye station is served by train services between Pornic, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ France 3 Pays de la Loire. "Bouaye : l'installation de l'entreprise Colas inquiète les riverains". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Télénantes replay. "Chez vous à Bouaye #3". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bouaye, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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