La Ménitré
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Angers-7 | |
| Community association | Baugeois Vallée | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 ′ N , 0 ° 16 ′ W | |
| height | 17-25 m | |
| surface | 17.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,072 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 119 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49250 | |
| INSEE code | 49201 | |
| Website | http://www.lamenitre.com/ | |
 La Ménitré town hall |
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La Ménitré is a French commune with 2,072 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . La Ménitré is part of the Saumur arrondissement and the Angers-7 canton (until 2015: Beaufort-en-Vallée canton ). The inhabitants are called Ménitréen .
geography
La Ménitré is located in the Baugeois countryside on the Loire . In the north the Authion river borders the municipality. La Ménitré is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Beaufort-en-Anjou in the north and east, Gennes-Val-de-Loire in the south, Loire-Authion in the west and Mazé-Milon in the north-west.
The place has a train station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,243 | 1,179 | 1,503 | 1,708 | 1,780 | 1,899 | 2,053 | 2.124 |
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in La Ménitré
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, historic monument since 1992
- Manor house of La Ménitré, monument historique since 1928
- 15th century mansion Jeanne de Laval
- Le Goislard mill from the 18th century and the so-called virgin mill
- Home of the poet Marc Leclerc
- Arboretum
- River island Île de Gebäude
Personalities
- Marc Leclerc (1874–1946), poet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 302-305.
