Canton of Le Lion-d'Angers

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Former
canton of Le Lion-d'Angers
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Segré
main place Le Lion-d'Angers
Dissolution date March 29, 2015
Residents 13,382 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density 63 inhabitants / km²
surface 213.80 km²
Communities 11
INSEE code 4916

The District of Le Lion d'Angers was 2015 a French constituency in the district Segre , in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Le Lion-d'Angers .

In the course of the reorganization in 2015, the canton was dissolved and most of its communities were assigned to the canton of Tiercé .

The canton was 213.80 km² and had 11,983 inhabitants (2006).

Communities

The canton consisted of eleven municipalities:

local community Population year Area km² Population density Code INSEE Code postal
Andigné 388 (2013) 6.63 50 inhabitants / km² 49005 49220
Brain-sur-Longuenée 963 (2013) 22.43 43 inhabitants / km² 49043 49220
Chambellay 357 (2013) 12.86 28 inhabitants / km² 49064 49220
Gené 455 (2013) 9.25 49 inhabitants / km² 49148 49220
Grez-Neuville 1464 (2013) 40.79 36 inhabitants / km² 49155 49220
La Jaille-Yvon 310 (2013) 12.55 25 inhabitants / km² 49161 49220
Le Lion-d'Angers 4077 (2013) 47.74 85 inhabitants / km² 49176 49220
Montreuil-sur-Maine 688 (2013) 11.13 62 inhabitants / km² 49217 49220
La Pouëze 1913 (2013) 22.15 86 inhabitants / km² 49240 49370
Pruillé 719 (2013) 12.68 57 inhabitants / km² 49251 49220
Vern-d'Anjou 2317 (2013) 36.11 64 inhabitants / km² 49367 49220

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 7,917 8,340 7,943 8,826 9,623 10,563 11,983

The significant increase in population in recent decades is largely due to the proximity to the city of Angers and the comparatively low rents and land prices in the surrounding area.