Paimbœuf

Paimbœuf (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃bœf] ^ⓘ; 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.

CountryFrance

Area

¹

2 km² (0.77 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

3,045

Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

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Paimbœuf
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
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[1]
Area 1	2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	3,045
• 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.

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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.^[3]