Cizay-la-Madeleine
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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 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 39-109 m | |
| surface | 19.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 464 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49700 | |
| INSEE code | 49100 | |
Cizay-la-Madeleine is a French municipality with 464 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 Cizéens .
location
Cizay-la-Madeleine is about twelve kilometers southwest of Saumur . Cizay-la-Madeleine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Doué-en-Anjou in the north and west, Les Ulmes in the north and north-east, Courchamps and Le Coudray-Macouard in the east, Montreuil-Bellay in the south-east, Vaudelnay in the south and Brossay in the south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 467 | 445 | 406 | 400 | 400 | 412 | 431 | 501 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Cizay-la-Madeleine
- Saint-Denis church, a historic monument since 1972
- Asnière monastery ruins from the 13th century, monument historique since 1909
- Beuil-Bellay priory church, monument historique since 1963
- La Madeleine priory church, a historic monument since 1984
- Épinatas fortress, historic monument since 1973
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
Saint-Denis church
Asnière monastery ruins
Breuil-Bellay Priory Church
Personalities
- Jean de La Brète (1858–1945), writer (died in Breuil-Bellay)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 822-827.
