Bouchemaine

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

Bouchemaine
Commune
The church of St Symphorien in Bouchemaine
Coat of arms
Location of Bouchemaine
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Coordinates: 47°25′24″N 0°36′30″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Angers-2
Intercommunality	CU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Véronique Maillet[1]
Area 1	19.81 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,635
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49035 /49080
Elevation	11–73 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department