Beaufort-en-Anjou
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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 | |
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 | 49021 | |
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) |
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Beaufort-en-Vallée (administrative headquarters) | 49021 | 35.66 | 6.703 |
Gée | 49147 | 6.38 | 523 |
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
- Jeanne de Laval (1433–1498) , wife of René I of Anjou
- Louis-Georges-Erasme de Contades (1704–1793), Marshal of France
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Beaufort-en-Anjou in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
- Monuments historiques (structures) in Beaufort-en-Anjou in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture