Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
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Coordinates: 47°11′41″N 1°43′23″W / 47.1947°N 1.7231°W / 47.1947; -1.7231
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Intercommunality	Nantes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Pras[1]
Area 1	11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	5,982
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44166 /44640
Elevation	0–34 m (0–112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də bwaso] ^ⓘ; Breton: Sant-Yann-ar-Granneg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It contains the historic Bethlehem Chapel.

Population

Notable people

• Barthélémy Baraille (1882-1970), a member of the criminal anarchist Bonnot gang, was a municipal councillor from Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau around 1945.
• Edmond Bertreux (1911-1991), painter, is buried in the cemetery of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, which he often depicted in his art.
• Jean Brochard (1893-1972), actor, resident of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau after having bought the house that his grandmother lived; he spent the rest of his life there.
• Émile-Joseph Legal (1849-1920), oblate missionnary, founder of the colony of Saint-Paul-des-Métis in the province of Alberta in Canada.
• Mose (1917-2003), designer, was born there.