Écouflant
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Canton | Angers-5 | |
| Community association | Angers Loire metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 32 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ W | |
| height | 12-50 m | |
| surface | 17.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,159 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 244 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49000 | |
| INSEE code | 49129 | |
| Website | http://www.ecouflant.fr/ | |
Écouflant is a western commune with 4159 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Angers and is part of the canton of Angers-5 (until 2015: canton of Angers-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Écouflantais (es) .
geography
Écouflant is a banlieue north of Angers on the Sarthe , into which the Loir (at the northwesternmost tip of the municipality) flows. Écouflant is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Briollay in the north, Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou with Villevêque in the northeast, Verrières-en-Anjou in the east, Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou in the southeast, Angers in the south and Catenay-Épinard in the West.
The A11 autoroute , which intersects with Autoroute 87 , runs through the south of the municipality . The place has a train stop on the Le Mans – Angers railway line .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 814 | 888 | 3,209 | 3.233 | 3,361 | 3,703 | 3,738 | 3,753 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Écouflant
- Benedictine Abbey, later Cistercian Sisters, Perray-aux-Nonnains , built 1180 to 1189 as a foundation of Robert de Sablé , master of the Knights Templar and companion of Richard the Lionheart after the third crusade, Monument historique
- Logis de Bellebranche from the 15th century, Monument historique since 1975
- Chapel and Beuzon Castle from the 16th century, the chapel has been a monument historique since 1969
- Eventard Hippodrome (located between the motorways)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 189-190.
