Paimbœuf
Paimbœuf (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃bœf] (
listen); 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.
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Commune | |
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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 | 3,023 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/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]
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References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 61.
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