Le Lion-d'Angers
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Segré | |
| Canton | Tiercé | |
| Community association | Vallées du Haut-Anjou | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 43 ′ W | |
| height | 17-78 m | |
| surface | 47.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,924 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 103 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49220 | |
| INSEE code | 49176 | |
| Website | http://www.leliondangers.fr/ | |
 Le Lion-d'Angers - City Hall ( Hôtel de Ville ) |
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Le Lion d'Angers is a French commune with 4,924 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Segré and the Canton of Tiercé .
It was created as the Commune nouvelle of the same name with effect from January 1, 2016 by merging the former municipalities of Le Lion-d'Angers and Andigné . In the new municipality, only Andigné has the status of a Commune déléguée . The administrative headquarters are in Le Lion-d'Angers.
Toponyms
The city's name probably has nothing to do with a lion ( lion to do), but is based on an in Roman or Gallo-Roman times stationed here military unit ( legion ).
location
Le Lion-d'Angers is located on the Oudon River about 28 kilometers (driving distance) northwest of Angers at an average altitude of about 47 meters above sea level. d. M.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
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| Andigné | 49005 | 6.63 | 428 |
| Le Lion-d'Angers (administrative headquarters) | 49176 | 41.11 | 4,442 |
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2226 | 2215 | 2327 | 2709 | 3095 | 3347 | 3687 | 4924 |
The population increase in recent decades is largely due to the proximity to the city of Angers and the comparatively low rents and land prices.
economy
For centuries, the local economy was geared towards the self-sufficiency of the population. As the population of Angers grew, production was also carried out for the markets there, but this was not easy to achieve because of the distance. In 2010, out of 316 small businesses, 21% were agricultural holdings, 6% small industrial companies, 7% construction, 47% trade, crafts and services and 19% health and administration.
history
Little is known about the history of the small town. Although the place was in the time of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) away from the clashes, it was set on fire by Breton soldiers during the Guerre folle (1485-1488) . The Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) and the Fronde uprising (1648–1653) also left traces. During the revolution the place remained undisturbed, but on June 19, 1940 the Germans invaded.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Le Lion-d'Angers
- The Saint-Martin church, dedicated to Saint Martin of Vertou , was built in the 11th century; however, it was restored in the 15th century. Another extensive renovation of the east section in neo-Gothic style ( choir and north transept ) was undertaken in the 19th century. The west part of the church, made of quarry stones, including the Romanesque portal and the single nave, covered with a wooden vault, and the south transept with the tower date back to the 11th century; the late Gothic window of the south transept, on the other hand, is an ingredient from the 15th century. Inside, a cycle of frescoes from the 16th century with scenes from the life and passion of Christ has been preserved. The organ comes from the workshop of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll . Because of its cultural and historical importance, the church has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1980 .
Romanesque portal
Annunciation , Visitation and Carrying on the Cross
Crucifixion and Resurrection of the Dead
Neo-Gothic east section
- A group of large stone blocks ( Ensemble Mégalithique ) located about two kilometers outside the village was placed under protection in 1976.
- The manor house Manoir Les Vents from the 15th to 17th centuries was registered as a monument historique in 1972 .
- A privately owned residential building ( logis ) from the 16th to 19th centuries was recognized as a monument historique in 1986 .
Town twinning
- Wiveliscombe ( Somerset , England )
- Bad Buchau ( Baden-Wuerttemberg )
- Nivnice ( Czech Republic )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 717-724.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No.DRCL-BCL-215-619 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Le Lion-d'Angers of August 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016
- ↑ Église Saint-Martin du Lion-d'Angers in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Ensemble Mégalithique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Manoir Les Vents in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Accommodation in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)