Bouchemaine (French pronunciation: [buʃmɛn] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Bouchemaine
The church of St Symphorien in Bouchemaine
The church of St Symphorien in Bouchemaine
Coat of arms of Bouchemaine
Location of Bouchemaine
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Bouchemaine is located in France
Bouchemaine
Bouchemaine
Bouchemaine is located in Pays de la Loire
Bouchemaine
Bouchemaine
Coordinates: 47°25′24″N 0°36′30″W / 47.4233°N 0.6083°W / 47.4233; -0.6083
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementAngers
CantonAngers-2
IntercommunalityCU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Véronique Maillet[1]
Area
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19.81 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,690
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49035 /49080
Elevation11–73 m (36–240 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 830—    
1800 1,151+4.78%
1806 1,235+1.18%
1821 1,319+0.44%
1831 1,333+0.11%
1836 1,229−1.61%
1841 1,220−0.15%
1846 1,307+1.39%
1851 1,386+1.18%
1856 1,226−2.42%
1861 1,197−0.48%
1866 1,166−0.52%
1872 1,159−0.10%
1876 1,225+1.39%
1881 1,141−1.41%
1886 1,196+0.95%
1891 1,216+0.33%
1896 1,128−1.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,201+1.26%
1906 1,209+0.13%
1911 1,282+1.18%
1921 1,182−0.81%
1926 1,150−0.55%
1931 1,155+0.09%
1936 1,147−0.14%
1946 1,266+0.99%
1954 1,328+0.60%
1962 1,282−0.44%
1968 1,685+4.66%
1975 3,223+9.71%
1982 5,014+6.52%
1990 5,799+1.83%
1999 6,153+0.66%
2007 5,886−0.55%
2012 6,459+1.88%
2017 6,774+0.96%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bouchemaine, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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