Bouvron Mei-Yen Christel
Bouvron is the name of the following communes in France: * Bouvron, Loire-Atlantique, in the Loire-Atlantique department * Bouvron, Meurthe-et-Moselle Bouvron () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. Administration Population See also * Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et ...

Bouvron, Loire-Atlantique
Bouvron (; br, Bolvronn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Geography Bouvron is near the following communes : Blain, Fay-de-Bretagne, Guenrouet, Savenay, Campbon and Quilly. The commune is near the Canal de Nantes à Brest and the forest of Gâvre. Bouvron is situated 36 km to the east of Saint-Nazaire and 49 km to the north of Nantes. History The tradition went that the name "Bouvron" derived from the word (ox; cf french: boeuf) because Bouvron was anciently reputed for its fair for the trade of young oxen. and the merchants of these animals were known as the ''bouverons''. But the name ''Boveron'' or ''Bouveron'' appeared in the texts only from the 12th century onwards, whereas in one text dated 8 May 878 from the cartulary of Redon Abbey, the name ''Buluuron'' is used for the estate when it was granted to the abbey, in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine. An etymological study reveals that "Buluuron" is derived from the Gallic ''bébronn ...
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