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.

Paimbœuf
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Paimbœuf
Location of Paimbœuf
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Paimbœuf is located in France
Paimbœuf
Paimbœuf
Paimbœuf is located in Pays de la Loire
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 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,015
 • 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.

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]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,509—    
1821 3,376−1.03%
1846 3,878+0.56%
1872 2,849−1.18%
1901 2,196−0.89%
1926 2,624+0.71%
1946 2,567−0.11%
1962 3,580+2.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,802+1.01%
1975 3,565−0.92%
1982 3,321−1.01%
1990 2,842−1.93%
1999 2,758−0.33%
2007 3,093+1.44%
2012 3,228+0.86%
2017 3,090−0.87%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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 en historique depuis 1968, INSEE