Bourgneuf-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [buʁnœf ɑ̃ ʁɛ]; Breton: Bourc'hnevez-Raez) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Villeneuve-en-Retz.[2]

Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Coat of arms of Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Location of Bourgneuf-en-Retz
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Bourgneuf-en-Retz is located in France
Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Bourgneuf-en-Retz is located in Pays de la Loire
Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Coordinates: 47°02′38″N 1°57′05″W / 47.0439°N 1.9514°W / 47.0439; -1.9514
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonMachecoul-Saint-Même
CommuneVilleneuve-en-Retz
Area
1
53.19 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,705
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
44580
Elevation0–39 m (0–128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Climate

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Climate Les Moutiers en Retz

Climate data for Les Moutiers en Retz 1971/2000 avg 1958 rec
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
27.4
(81.3)
28.8
(83.8)
33.5
(92.3)
37.7
(99.9)
46.2
(115.2)
46.5
(115.7)
45.3
(113.5)
40.9
(105.6)
33.2
(91.8)
27.4
(81.3)
22.1
(71.8)
46.5
(115.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11
(52)
12.2
(54.0)
15
(59)
18.2
(64.8)
21.1
(70.0)
25.3
(77.5)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
24.6
(76.3)
19.1
(66.4)
14.1
(57.4)
12.1
(53.8)
18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6)
9.1
(48.4)
11
(52)
13.6
(56.5)
16.6
(61.9)
20.2
(68.4)
22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(72.0)
19.6
(67.3)
15.1
(59.2)
11.1
(52.0)
9.1
(48.4)
14.8
(58.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)
6.1
(43.0)
7
(45)
9
(48)
12
(54)
15.2
(59.4)
17.2
(63.0)
17.1
(62.8)
14.5
(58.1)
11
(52)
8
(46)
6
(43)
10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1)
−9.3
(15.3)
−5.4
(22.3)
0.2
(32.4)
2.5
(36.5)
6.9
(44.4)
10.1
(50.2)
10.1
(50.2)
5.7
(42.3)
0.1
(32.2)
−5
(23)
−8
(18)
−11.6
(11.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65.0
(2.56)
60.0
(2.36)
50.0
(1.97)
40.0
(1.57)
45.0
(1.77)
30.0
(1.18)
25.0
(0.98)
35.0
(1.38)
60.0
(2.36)
70.0
(2.76)
90.0
(3.54)
70.0
(2.76)
640.0
(25.20)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 90.0 140.0 180.0 250.0 260.0 300.0 280.0 260.0 230.0 150.0 110.0 100.0 2,350
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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1795 1,320—    
1800 2,033+54.0%
1806 2,570+26.4%
1821 2,534−1.4%
1831 2,680+5.8%
1836 2,689+0.3%
1841 2,625−2.4%
1846 2,714+3.4%
1851 2,882+6.2%
1856 2,760−4.2%
1861 2,893+4.8%
1866 2,925+1.1%
1872 2,837−3.0%
1876 2,850+0.5%
1881 2,880+1.1%
1886 2,844−1.2%
1891 2,944+3.5%
1896 2,987+1.5%
YearPop.±%
1901 3,042+1.8%
1906 3,109+2.2%
1911 3,025−2.7%
1921 2,622−13.3%
1926 3,615+37.9%
1931 2,514−30.5%
1936 2,327−7.4%
1946 2,213−4.9%
1954 2,242+1.3%
1962 2,289+2.1%
1968 2,225−2.8%
1975 2,161−2.9%
1982 2,283+5.6%
1990 2,346+2.8%
1999 2,400+2.3%
2005 2,948+22.8%
2006 3,027+2.7%
2009 3,320+9.7%

Transport

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Gare de Bourgneuf-en-Retz is served by train services between Pornic and Nantes.

See also

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References

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