Avrillé (Maine-et-Loire)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Canton | Angers-4 | |
| Community association | Angers Loire metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 17-62 m | |
| surface | 15.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,692 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 864 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49240 | |
| INSEE code | 49015 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-avrille.fr/ | |
Avrillé is a French municipality with 13,692 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .
history
In the 12th century the abbess of Ronceray founded a monastery, which existed until the revolution. After the revolution, Avrillé remained a rural community, which began with the industrial mining of slate in the 19th century. As a neighboring town of Angers, Avrillé was able to participate in the boom of the 1950s and 1960s and is now a prosperous residential and industrial town.
Community partnerships
Avrillé has entered into a partnership with the German city of Schwalbach am Taunus in Hesse .
religion
In Avrillé, in the Dominican monastery de la Haye-aux-Bonshommes, there is a traditionalist Fraternité Saint-Dominique, which until recently was close to the Pius Brothers.
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 173-178.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blog: Williamson ordained a bishop. In: kathisch.de . March 19, 2015, accessed July 14, 2018 .