Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | |
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The town hall in Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | |
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′41″N 1°43′23″W / 47.1947°N 1.7231°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pras[1] |
Area 1 | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,067 |
| • Density | 532/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44166 /44640 |
| 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. | |
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də bwaso] ⓘ; Breton: Sant-Yann-ar-Granneg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It contains the historic Bethlehem Chapel.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,615 | — |
| 1975 | 3,102 | +2.47% |
| 1982 | 3,627 | +2.26% |
| 1990 | 4,120 | +1.61% |
| 1999 | 4,562 | +1.14% |
| 2007 | 4,716 | +0.42% |
| 2012 | 5,344 | +2.53% |
| 2017 | 5,827 | +1.75% |
| 2023 | 6,067 | +0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Barthélémy Baraille (1882-1970), a member of the criminal anarchist Bonnot gang, was a municipal councillor from Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau around 1945.
- Edmond Bertreux (1911-1991), painter, is buried in the cemetery of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, which he often depicted in his art.
- Jean Brochard (1893-1972), actor, resident of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau after having bought the house that his grandmother lived; he spent the rest of his life there.
- Émile-Joseph Legal (1849-1920), oblate missionnary, founder of the colony of Saint-Paul-des-Métis in the province of Alberta in Canada.
- Mose (1917-2003), designer, was born there.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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