Boigny-sur-Bionne

Boigny-sur-Bionne
Town hall
Location of Boigny-sur-Bionne
Boigny-sur-Bionne
Boigny-sur-Bionne
Coordinates: 47°55′42″N 2°00′36″E / 47.9283°N 2.01°E / 47.9283; 2.01
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementOrléans
CantonSaint-Jean-de-Braye
IntercommunalityOrléans Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Luc Milliat[1]
Area
1
7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,106
 • Density280/km2 (724/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45034 /45760
Elevation98–121 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.

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.

Population

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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Boigny-sur-Bionne, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE