Bouaye (French pronunciation: [bwɛ] or [bwɛj]; Gallo: Bóaèy, Breton: Bouez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,465 —     1800 834 −7.73% 1806 1,042 +3.78% 1821 1,123 +0.50% 1831 1,297 +1.45% 1841 1,298 +0.01% 1846 1,304 +0.09% 1851 1,332 +0.43% 1856 1,294 −0.58% 1861 1,388 +1.41% 1866 1,397 +0.13% 1872 1,340 −0.69% 1876 1,383 +0.79% 1881 1,437 +0.77% 1886 1,409 −0.39% 1891 1,420 +0.16% 1896 1,433 +0.18% 1901 1,400 −0.46%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,469 +0.97% 1911 1,389 −1.11% 1921 1,215 −1.33% 1926 1,267 +0.84% 1931 1,279 +0.19% 1936 1,264 −0.24% 1946 1,355 +0.70% 1954 1,406 +0.46% 1962 1,520 +0.98% 1968 1,607 +0.93% 1975 2,209 +4.65% 1982 3,445 +6.55% 1990 4,815 +4.27% 1999 5,251 +0.97% 2007 5,672 +0.97% 2012 6,160 +1.66% 2017 7,844 +4.95%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Transport

Bouaye station is served by train services between Pornic, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department