Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau (; ) 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.
See also Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
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