Bouaye

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
Coat of arms
Location of Bouaye
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Coordinates: 47°08′39″N 1°41′16″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Rezé-1
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Garreau[1]
Area 1	13.83 km2 (5.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,281
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44018 /44830
Elevation	0–34 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

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

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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

External links

• Official site