Brigné
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| local community | Doué-en-Anjou | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49700 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49047 | |
| Incorporation | December 30, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Brigné is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Doue-en-Anjou with 486 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Brignéens .
The municipality of Brigné became the new municipality of Doué-en-Anjou on December 30, 2016 with Concourson-sur-Layon , Forges , Les Verchers-sur-Layon , Meigné , Montfort , Saint-Georges-sur-Layon and Doué-la-Fontaine united. It belonged to the arrondissement of Saumur and is part of the canton of Doué-la-Fontaine .
geography
Brigné is located about 25 kilometers west-southwest of Saumur in the Saumurois landscape . Brigné is located in the Anjou wine region .
The Layon flows through the area of the former municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 390 | 347 | 306 | 307 | 294 | 316 | 339 | 430 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Aubin church
- Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs church in Linière
- Maurepart Castle, Monument historique since 1993
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 547-549.
