Canton of Baugé-en-Anjou
| Former canton of Baugé-en-Anjou |
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|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| main place | Baugé-en-Anjou |
| Dissolution date | 2015 |
| Residents | 11,861 (Jan 1, 2014) |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 268.25 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 4904 |
The Canton Baugé-en-Anjou is a former French administrative unit in the Arrondissement Saumur in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Baugé-en-Anjou .
In the course of the reorganization in 2015, the canton was dissolved and its municipalities assigned to the canton of Beaufort-en-Vallée .
geography
The canton was located in the northern part of the Saumur arrondissement on the border with the Sarthe department in a slightly hilly, predominantly agricultural area, but also with the large oak forests of the Chandelais. The area is also called the Baugeois .
The only municipality with over 2,000 inhabitants and the economic and cultural center of the entire Baugeois is the municipality of Baugé-en-Anjou .
Former parishes
The canton comprised ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Code Postal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baugé-en-Anjou | 6,288 (2014) | 79.02 | 80 inhabitants / km² | 49018 | 49150 |
| Bocé | 635 (2014) | 16.01 | 40 inhabitants / km² | 49031 | 49150 |
| Chartrené | 52 (2014) | 3.79 | 21 inhabitants / km² | 49079 | 49150 |
| Cheviré-le-Rouge | 975 (2014) | 35.96 | 27 inhabitants / km² | 49097 | 49150 |
| Clefs-Val-d'Anjou | 1,313 (2014) | 53.57 | 25 inhabitants / km² | 49101 | 49150 |
| Cuon | 601 (2014) | 13.13 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 49116 | 49150 |
| Échemiré | 557 (2014) | 16.98 | 33 inhabitants / km² | 49128 | 49150 |
| Fougeré | 787 (2014) | 24.18 | 33 inhabitants / km² | 49143 | 49150 |
| Le Guédeniau | 363 (2014) | 18.1 | 20 inhabitants / km² | 49157 | 49150 |
| Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire | 290 (2014) | 7.51 | 39 inhabitants / km² | 49315 | 49150 |
On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Baugé-en-Anjou was formed from the municipalities of Baugé , Montpollin , Pontigné , Saint-Martin-d'Arcé and Le Vieil-Baugé . At the same time the municipality Clefs-Val-d'Anjou was formed from the municipalities of Clefs and Vaulandry .