Orée-d'Anjou
| Orée-d'Anjou | |
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  Orée-d'Anjou | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Orée-d'Anjou | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′13″N 1°15′50″W / 47.337°N 1.264°WCoordinates: 47°20′13″N 1°15′50″W / 47.337°N 1.264°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | La Pommeraye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2020) | André Martin[1] |
| Area1 | 156.34 km2 (60.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 15,824 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49069 / 49270, 49530 |
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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. | |
Orée-d'Anjou is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Champtoceaux is the municipal seat.
History
It was established on 15 December 2015 and consists of the former communes of Bouzillé, Champtoceaux, Drain, Landemont, Liré, Saint-Christophe-la-Couperie, Saint-Laurent-des-Autels, Saint-Sauveur-de-Landemont and La Varenne.[2]
References
- ↑ Communes nouvelles : les Mauges ont élu leurs six nouveaux maires, Ouest-France, 16 December 2015 (French)
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral, 25 November 2015 (French)
See also
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