Bécon-les-Granits
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Segré | |
| Canton | Chalonnes-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Vallées du Haut-Anjou | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ′ N , 0 ° 48 ′ W | |
| height | 18-88 m | |
| surface | 46.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,803 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49370 | |
| INSEE code | 49026 | |
| Website | http://www.becon.mairie49.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Bécon-les-Granits |
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Bécon-les-Granits is a western French municipality with 2803 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . Bécon-les-Granits belongs to the Segré and was part of the canton of Le Louroux-Béconnais until March 2015 , since March 2015 the municipality has been part of the canton of Chalonnes-sur-Loire . The inhabitants are called Béconnais .
geography
Bécon-les-Granits is about 18 kilometers west-northwest of Angers . Surrounded Bécon-les-Granits of the neighboring communities Erdre-en-Anjou in the north, Saint-Clément-de-la-Place in the Northeast, Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie in the east and southeast, Saint-Leger-de-Linières with Saint-Léger-des-Bois in the south-east, Saint-Augustin-des-Bois in the south, Villemoisan in the south-west and Val d'Erdre-Auxence in the north-west.
The former route nationale 163 (today's D963) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,606 | 1,563 | 1,432 | 1,820 | 2,252 | 2,327 | 2,551 | 2.714 |
Source: INSEE
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bécon-les-Granits
- Le Bois-Guignot castle from the 14th century, renovations up to the 18th century, monument historique since 2006
- Landeronde Castle with chapel, built in the 15th century, monument historique since 1964
- Grand-Maison estate, a historic monument since 1988
- La Landronnière windmill, a historic monument since 1975
Community partnerships
Since 2005 there has been a partnership with the Polish municipality of Baruchowo in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 775-778.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commune de Bécon-les-Granits (49026) ( French ) L'Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved February 1, 2019.