Champ-sur-Layon
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| local community | Bellevigne-en-Layon | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 34 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49380 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49066 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Champ-sur-Layon is a village and a commune Déléguée in the French community Bellevigne-en-Layon with 950 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Champenais .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the communes of Champ-sur-Layon , Faveraye-Mâchelles , Faye-d'Anjou , Rablay-sur-Layon and Thouarcé were merged into a commune nouvelle called Bellevigne-en-Layon. The commune of Champ-sur-Layon belonged to the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of Chemillé-Melay (until 2015: canton of Thouarcé ).
geography
Champ-sur-Layon is located about 22 kilometers south of Angers in the Coteaux-du-Layon wine-growing region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 901 | 860 | 779 | 745 | 785 | 803 | 931 | 969 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Le Pineau Castle
Personalities
- Joseph Gelineau (1920–2008), Jesuit and composer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1265-1266.
Web links
Commons : Champ-sur-Layon - collection of images, videos and audio files
