Chazé-sur-Argos

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Chazé-sur-Argos
Chazé-sur-Argos (France)
Chazé-sur-Argos
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Segré
Canton Segré
Community association Anjou Bleu Community
Coordinates 47 ° 37 ′  N , 0 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 37 ′  N , 0 ° 54 ′  W
height 27-83 m
surface 30.82 km 2
Residents 1,055 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 34 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 49500
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Chazé-sur-Argos

Challain-la-Potherie is a French commune with 1,055 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Canton Segre (2015: Canton Candé ) in Arrondissement Segré in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Chazéens .

geography

Chazé-sur-Argos is located about 35 kilometers northeast of Angers in the Segréen and Argos . Chazé-sur-Argos is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Segré-en-Anjou Bleu in the north and west, Erdre-en-Anjou in the south and east, Angrie in the south and south-west and Loiré in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
1,065 967 988 905 854 841 959 1,053
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chazé-sur-Argos

  • Saint-Julien church from the 19th century, bell tower from the 12th century
  • Saint-Julien Benedictine priory, originally from the 11th century, today's building from the 18th century
  • Peltrais Castle, built from 1850 to 1869 on the site of an earlier manor house
  • Le Raguin Castle, mentioned in 1417, Monument historique

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 358-359.

Web links

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