Brossay
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Doué-la-Fontaine | |
| Community association | Saumur Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 13 ′ W | |
| height | 55-94 m | |
| surface | 4.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 364 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49700 | |
| INSEE code | 49053 | |
Brossay is a French municipality with 364 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and the canton of Doué-la-Fontaine (until 2015: Canton of Montreuil-Bellay ). The inhabitants are called Brossayens .
location
Brossay is about 55 kilometers southeast of Angers . Brossay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Doué-en-Anjou in the north and west, Cizay-la-Madeleine in the east and north-east and Vaudelnay in the south.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 206 | 289 | 337 | 280 | 300 | 243 | 290 | 362 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
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. 821-822.
Web links
Commons : Brossay - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Brossay in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture