Brain-sur-Allonnes
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Longué jumelles | |
| Community association | Saumur Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 18 ' N , 0 ° 4' E | |
| height | 23-111 m | |
| surface | 33.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,003 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49650 | |
| INSEE code | 49041 | |
| Website | http://www.brain-sur-allonnes.fr/ | |
Brain-sur-Allonnes is a French commune with 2,003 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . Brain-sur-Allonnes belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and is part of the canton Longué-Jumelles (until 2015: canton Allonnes ). The inhabitants are called the Brainois .
geography
Brain-sur-Allonnes is on the Authion . Brain-sur-Allonnes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Breille-les-Pins in the north, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil in the east, Chouzé-sur-Loire in the south-east, Varennes-sur-Loire in the south and Allonnes in the north-west.
The A85 car route runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1289 | 1366 | 1485 | 1708 | 1801 | 1793 | 1848 | 2003 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Brain-sur-Allonnes
- Chevalerie de Sacé, also painted caves , medieval fortifications with cave system, archaeological investigations from the 1960s, monument historique since 1995
- Museum of Prehistory and Early History
- Medieval botanical garden
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
Personalities
- Arsène Alexandre (1859–1937), art critic
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 47-55.
