Bouguenais

Economy

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

Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines. 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. In 2013 the airline merged into HOP!

Mayors

List of the mayors of Bouguenais since 1900.

2007-2014: 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

1940-1941: Joseph Bureau

1912-1925: Louis Moreau

1900-1912: Sébastien Guérin

Education

Primary schools in the commune include:

Preschools (écoles maternelles):

Bourg: Maternelle Chateaubriand, Ecole Jean Zay, École de la Croix-Jeannette

Couëts: Maternelle Françoise Dolto, Maternelle Célestin Freinet, Maternelle Fougan de Mer

Elementary schools:

Bourg: Élémentaire Chateaubriand, Ecole Jean Zay, École de la Croix-Jeannette

Couëts: Élémentaire Urbain le Verrier, Élémentaire Fougan de Mer

There is a private school group, Groupe scolaire Notre-Dame - Saint-Pierre, with École Notre-Dame and École Saint-Pierre.

There is one public junior high school, Collège et SEGPA de la Neustrie, one public high school, Lycée Professionnel Pablo Neruda, and a private alternative school, Lycée Professionnel Hôtelier Privé Daniel Brottier (the private high school is for children with academic, social, and family troubles).