Beaulieu-sur-Layon

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Beaulieu-sur-Layon
Beaulieu-sur-Layon (France)
Beaulieu-sur-Layon
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Angers
Canton Chemillé-Melay
Community association Loire Layon Aubance
Coordinates 47 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  W
height 17-104 m
surface 12.78 km 2
Residents 1,391 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 109 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 49750
INSEE code
Website http://www.beaulieu-sur-layon.com/

Beaulieu-sur-Layon is a French commune with 1,391 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 Angers and the canton of Chemillé-Melay (until 2015: canton of Thouarcé ). The inhabitants are called Belloquois .

geography

Beaulieu-sur-Layon is located about 18 kilometers south of Angers in the Anjou wine-growing region , specifically in the Coteaux-du-Layon region . In the south the Layon limits the community. Beaulieu-sur-Layon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rochefort-sur-Loire in the north and west, Mozé-sur-Louet in the north and north-east, Faye-d'Anjou in the east, Rablay-sur-Layon in the south and south-east, Chemillé- en-Anjou in the south and Saint-Lambert-sur-Lattay in the south and south-west.

The A87 autoroute runs through the municipality.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,025 948 944 995 981 1,069 1,355 1,416
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Beaulieu-sur-Layon

  • Dolmen Pierre Couverte by Montbenault
  • Notre-Dame church, historic monument since 1926
  • Romanesque chapel from the 12th century
  • Hôtel Desmazières from the 17th century, monument historique since 1968
  • Le Pinsonnière house, historic monument since 1984
  • town hall
  • House Gouin
  • Bridge over the Layon

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. 1256-1259.

Web links

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