Coron (Maine-et-Loire)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Cholet | |
| Canton | Cholet-2 | |
| Community association | Agglomération du Choletais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ W | |
| height | 84-188 m | |
| surface | 31.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,593 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 50 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49690 | |
| INSEE code | 49109 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-coron.fr/ | |
Coron is a French commune with 1,593 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cholet and the Canton of Cholet-2 (until 2015: Canton Vihiers ). The inhabitants are called Coronnais .
geography
Coron is located about 18 kilometers east-northeast of Cholet in the Mauges countryside . The Lys flows through the municipality . Coron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lys-Haut-Layon in the east, La Plaine in the south, Chanteloup-les-Bois in the southwest, Vezins in the west and Chemillé-en-Anjou in the north-west and north.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1257 | 1213 | 1273 | 1380 | 1376 | 1304 | 1456 | 1593 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Coron (Maine-et-Loire)
- Menhir
- Saint-Lous church
- Notre-Dame-de-Vertu chapel from 1876
- La Noue-Ronde windmill, historic monument since 1975
Personalities
- François Frétellière (1925–1997), Bishop of Créteil
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1323-1325.
Web links
Commons : Coron - collection of images, videos and audio files
