Boigny-sur-Bionne

Boigny-sur-Bionne (French pronunciation: [bwaɲi syʁ bjɔn]) is a commune in the Loiret department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, in north-central France.

Boigny-sur-Bionne
Commune
Town hall
Location of Boigny-sur-Bionne
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Coordinates: 47°55′42″N 2°00′36″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Orléans
Canton	Saint-Jean-de-Braye
Intercommunality	Orléans Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Milliat[1]
Area 1	7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,106
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	45034 /45760
Elevation	98–121 m (322–397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 226 —     1821 218 −0.13% 1846 352 +1.94% 1872 333 −0.21% 1901 298 −0.38% 1926 230 −1.03% 1946 212 −0.41% 1962 238 +0.73%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 276 +2.50% 1975 1,596 +28.49% 1982 1,516 −0.73% 1990 1,619 +0.83% 1999 1,890 +1.73% 2007 2,117 +1.43% 2012 2,178 +0.57% 2017 2,128 −0.46%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Economy

Boigny grew significantly in the 1970s with the establishment of an IBM plant in the north of the town, which later became Lexmark.

In 2000, the former Lexmark plant — Les Trois Arches — became Amazon's first French warehouse. In 2007, Amazon moved to a larger and new location in Saran, also in Orléans Métropole.

Several large companies are located in Boigny-sur-Bionne:

• Alstef (airport equipment)
• Parfums Christian Dior (cosmetics)
• GXO Logistics
• IBM (IT solutions)
• Intelcia (call center)
• Jardibric (gardening equipment) (French headquarters)
• Konecranes (cranes and lifting equipment) (French headquarters)
• Lemken (agricultural equipment) (French headquarters)
• National Forests Office (ONF) (Central-West-Aquitaine territorial direction)
• L’Oréal (cosmetics)
• Renault Retail Group, a subsidiary of Renault (distribution of motor vehicles)
• Bureau Veritas (regional headquarters)
• WashTec (car wash equipment) (French headquarters).

The traditional vinegar maker Martin Pouret moved from Fleury-les-Aubrais to Boigny-sur-Bionne in August 2024.

Boigny-sur-Bionne is also home to a dozen of small and medium-sized businesses, such as Noblinox, and to about twenty artisans and traders.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department