Paimbœuf
Paimbœuf is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, lying on the south bank of the River Loire upriver from St Nazaire but considerably downriver from Nantes.
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Location of Paimbœuf 
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| Coordinates: 47°17′00″N 2°02′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Estuaire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raymond Charbonnier |
| Area 1 | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,090 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44116 /44560 |
| Elevation | 0–11 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.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 4,509 | — |
| 1806 | 3,440 | −23.7% |
| 1821 | 3,376 | −1.9% |
| 1831 | 3,648 | +8.1% |
| 1841 | 3,900 | +6.9% |
| 1851 | 4,231 | +8.5% |
| 1861 | 3,509 | −17.1% |
| 1872 | 2,849 | −18.8% |
| 1881 | 2,664 | −6.5% |
| 1891 | 2,180 | −18.2% |
| 1901 | 2,196 | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 2,314 | +5.4% |
| 1921 | 2,454 | +6.1% |
| 1931 | 2,518 | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 2,567 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 2,029 | −21.0% |
| 1962 | 3,580 | +76.4% |
| 1968 | 3,802 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 3,565 | −6.2% |
| 1982 | 3,321 | −6.8% |
| 1990 | 2,842 | −14.4% |
| 1999 | 2,762 | −2.8% |
| 2007 | 3,093 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 3,090 | −0.1% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 61.
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