Bouaye
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Bouaye Bouez |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Rezé-1 | |
| Community association | Nantes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 0-34 m | |
| surface | 13.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,844 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 567 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44830 | |
| INSEE code | 44018 | |
 Logis de la Sénaigerie |
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Bouaye ( Breton : BOUEZ ) is a French municipality with 7844 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Bouaye belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantes and the Canton of Rezé-1 . The inhabitants are called Boscéen (ne) s .
geography
Bouaye is located on the north bank of Lac de Grand-Lieu about 12 kilometers southwest of Nantes in the historic Pays de Retz landscape . The Acheneau flows through the municipality . Bouaye is surrounded by Bouguenais in the north and northeast, Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu in the east, Saint-Philibert-de-Grand-Lieu in the south, Saint-Mars-de-Coutais in the southwest, and Saint-Léger-les-Vignes in the west Brains in the northwest.
Bouaye is part of the Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu , Muscadet and Gros Plant du Pays Nantais wine-growing regions .
coat of arms
Description of coat of arms : In blue with a golden upper corner on the right , in it a common black cross , a silver five-leaf over a lowered silver shield base .
traffic
The national route 751 and the Nantes – Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie railway line run through the municipality .
Population development
- 1793: 1.465
- 1821: 1,123
- 1851: 1.332
- 1881: 1.437
- 1901: 1,400
- 1921: 1,215
- 1936: 1,264
- 1946: 1,355
- 1962: 1,520
- 1968: 1,607
- 1975: 2.209
- 1982: 3,445
- 1990: 4,815
- 1999: 5,252
- 2006: 5.505
- 2011: 6,003
since 1962 only residents with primary residence
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bouaye
- Château de la Sénaigerie from the 13th century, monument historique since 1999
- Château du Bois de La Noë built from 1720
- Domaine de la Mévellière
Personalities
- Jean-Marc Guillou (* 1945), football player and coach
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 161-167.
