Bourgneuf-en-Retz
| Bourgneuf-en-Retz | ||
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  Bourgneuf-en-Retz | ||
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Bourgneuf-en-Retz | ||
| Coordinates: 47°02′38″N 1°57′05″W / 47.0439°N 1.9514°WCoordinates: 47°02′38″N 1°57′05″W / 47.0439°N 1.9514°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Machecoul | |
| Intercommunality | Région de Machecoul | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Robert Blanchard | |
| Area1 | 53.19 km2 (20.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 3,320 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44021 / 44580 | |
| Elevation | 0–39 m (0–128 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Bourgneuf-en-Retz 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.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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% |
| 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
Gare de Bourgneuf-en-Retz is served by train services between Pornic and Nantes.
See also
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Harvesters of the Bay, a documentary on Bourgneuf-en-Retz salt harvesters.
- The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor of René-Guy Cadou memorial with bust of the poet.
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015
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