Beaufort-en-Anjou

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Beaufort-en-Anjou
Beaufort-en-Anjou (France)
Beaufort-en-Anjou
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Saumur
Canton Canton of Beaufort-en-Vallée
Community association Baugeois Vallée
Coordinates 47 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W
height 17-51 m
surface 42.04 km 2
Residents 7,226 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 172 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 49250
INSEE code
Website http://longuenee-en-anjou.fr/

Beaufort-en-Anjou is a French municipality with 7226 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 Saumur and the canton of Beaufort-en-Vallée .

Beaufort-en-Anjou was formed on January 1, 2016 as a commune nouvelle from the municipalities of Beaufort-en-Vallée and Gée . The administrative headquarters are in Beaufort-en-Vallée.

geography

Beaufort-en-Anjou is located about 25 kilometers east of the city center of Angers on the Couasnon . Longuenée-en-Anjou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Bois d'Anjou in the north and east, Longué-Jumelles in the south-east, Gennes-Val-de-Loire in the south, La Ménitré in the south-west and Mazé-Milon in the west.

The A85 autoroute leads through the municipality .

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population (2017)
Beaufort-en-Vallée (administrative headquarters) 49021 35.66 6.703
Gée 49147 06.38 00523

Attractions

Beaufort-en-Vallée

  • Notre-Dame church
  • Avrillé Priory, Monument historique since 1972
  • Johanniterkonvent, Monument historique since 1969
  • Castle ruins of the Count of Beaufort
  • Princé mansion, monument historique since 1977
  • Joseph Denais Museum

Gée

  • Saint-Aubin church from the 12th century, alterations from the 16th century
  • Rectory from the 17th century

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Travagliato in Lombardy (province of Brescia).

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Beaufort-en-Anjou  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )