Bouguenais is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 department in western France

France

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 near Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

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Bouguenais is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport

Nantes Atlantique Airport

Nantes Atlantique Airport is an international airport serving Nantes, France. It is located southwest of the city, in Bouguenais.The airport is operated by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Nantes...

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Economy

Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a regional airline, is headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport

Nantes Atlantique Airport

Nantes Atlantique Airport is an international airport serving Nantes, France. It is located southwest of the city, in Bouguenais.The airport is operated by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Nantes...

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Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines

Regional Airlines (France)

Regional Airlines was a French regional airline headquartered at Nantes Atlantique Airport and in Bouguenais, France, near Nantes.The airline was formed by the merger of Air Vendée and Airlec. On 30 March 2001 Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines merged into Régional Compagnie...

, Flandre Air

Flandre Air

Flandre Air was a French regional airline headquartered at Lille Airport and in Lesquin, France, near Lille....

, and Proteus Airlines

Proteus Airlines

Proteus Airlines was a French regional airline with its head offices in Saint-Apollinaire, Côte-d'Or, France, near Dijon, and in Saint-Étienne....

. Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of the airport. Regional Airlines was the largest of the three companies that were merged into the current Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.

Mayors

• 2007-2008: Michèle Gressus
• 1993-2007: Françoise Verchère (resigned in September 2007)
• 1971-1993: François Autain
• 1947-1971: Henri Robichon
• 1945-1947: Alexandre Gendron
• 1944-1945: Georges Gaborieau
• 1941-1944: Élie Leaute

External links

• Webpage about Bouguenais