Épieds (Maine-et-Loire)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Doué-la-Fontaine | |
| Community association | Saumur Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 3 ′ W | |
| height | 29–111 m | |
| surface | 26.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 761 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49260 | |
| INSEE code | 49131 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Épieds |
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Épieds is a French municipality with 761 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and the canton of Doué-la-Fontaine . The inhabitants are called Épiedois .
location
Épieds is about 55 kilometers southeast of Angers . Épieds is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bellevigne-les-Châteaux with Brézé in the north and north-west, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye in the north and north-east, Saix in the east, Morton in the south-east, Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais in the south and south-east, Pouançay in the South and south-west and Montreuil-Bellay in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 551 | 489 | 430 | 487 | 587 | 545 | 607 | 730 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Épieds (Maine-et-Loire)
- Saint-Pierre church
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 838-840.
