Paimbœuf

Paimbœuf
Commune
Town hall
Location of Paimbœuf
Paimbœuf
Paimbœuf
Coordinates: 47°17′00″N 2°02′00″W / 47.2833°N 2.0333°W / 47.2833; -2.0333
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonSaint-Brevin-les-Pins
IntercommunalitySud-Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raymond Charbonnier[1]
Area
1
2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
3,045
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44116 /44560
Elevation0–11 m (0–36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Paimbœuf (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃bœf] ; Breton: Pembo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, lying on the south bank of the river Loire upriver from Saint-Nazaire but considerably downriver from Nantes.

In the Napoleonic era it was the site of considerable naval shipbuilding. The United States Navy established a naval air station there on 1 March 1918 to operate dirigibles during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.[3]

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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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 61.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Paimboeuf, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE