Bocé
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| local community | Baugé-en-Anjou | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49031 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Bocé is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune of Baugé-en-Anjou with 680 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .
geography
Bocé is located southeast of Baugé on the D 938 departmental road.
history
Bocé was first mentioned in 1036 as Rotbertum . In 1080 the parish was founded and looked after by monks from the Marmoutier monastery .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Bocé , Chartrené , Cheviré-le-Rouge , Clefs-Val-d'Anjou , Cuon , Échemiré , Fougeré , Le Guédeniau and Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire became part of the existing Commune nouvelle Baugé-en-Anjou integrated. The municipality of Bocé was part of the Saumur arrondissement and the canton of Beaufort-en-Vallée (until 2015: canton of Baugé-en-Anjou ).
Attractions
The Romanesque church of St. Martin de Vertou from the 11th century is built in the typical style of Romanesque churches of Anjou . From time to time concerts are held in the church.
Here are the castles of Château Parpacé and Château de l'Auberdière. Auberdière was built around 1778 in the Louis XVI style . built and can at least be viewed from the outside. A Count of Auberdière fought in the American War of Independence .
Leisure and Tourism
Bocé strives for a well-kept townscape and has already won the regional competition concours des villes et villages fleuris several times , comparable to Our village should become more beautiful . There is the Circuit du Grand-Mandon hiking trail in the Chandelais forest . For the typical boules game of the area, the boule de fort , there is also a special facility in Bocé. There is also an equestrian facility at the edge of the forest.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 230-231.
