Champtoceaux
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| Champtoceaux | |
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  Champtoceaux | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Champtoceaux | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′16″N 1°15′56″W / 47.3378°N 1.2656°WCoordinates: 47°20′16″N 1°15′56″W / 47.3378°N 1.2656°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Champtoceaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Yves Bourgeais |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Population2 | 1,748 |
| • Population2 Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49069 / 49270 |
| Elevation |
2–86 m (6.6–282.2 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Champtoceaux is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France.
History
Champtoceaux name derives from Latin Castrum Sellense. Inhabitants are called Castrocelsiens today.
Twin towns
Verwood in East Dorset, England.
Niederheimbach in the Mainz-Bingen Kreis of Germany.
Calcinato in the province of Brescia, in the Lombardy region of Italy
See also
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