Les Bois d'Anjou
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Beaufort-en-Vallée | |
| Community association | Baugeois Vallée | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 21-90 m | |
| surface | 60.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,653 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49250 | |
| INSEE code | 49138 | |
.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Les Bois d'Anjou (in Fontaine-Guérin) |
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Les Bois d'Anjou is a French commune with 2,653 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 Saumur (until 2017: Arrondissement Angers ) and the canton of Beaufort-en-Vallée .
Les Bois d'Anjou was formed on January 1, 2016 as a commune nouvelle from the municipalities of Brion , Fontaine-Guérin and Saint-Georges-du-Bois . The administrative headquarters were initially in Fontaine-Guérin.
geography
Les Bois d'Anjou is located about 24 kilometers east of Angers city center in the Baugeois . Les Bois d'Anjou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sermaise in the north and north-west, Baugé-en-Anjou in the north and north-east, La Lande-Chasles in the east, Longué-Jumelles in the south and east, Beaufort-en-Anjou in the south and south-west as well as Mazé-Milon in the west.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
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| Brion | 49049 | 28.29 | 1,205 |
| Fontaine-Guérin (administrative headquarters) | 49138 | 22.51 | 991 |
| Saint-Georges-du-Bois | 49280 | 9.42 | 457 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Les Bois d'Anjou
Brion
- Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church
- Chavigné Castle
- House La Cuche
- House La Rosellière
Fontaine-Guérin
- Dolmen
- Saint-Martin-de-Vertou church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- La Tour du Pin castle, historic monument since 1926
- Chape mansion, a historic monument since 1970
Saint-Georges-du-Bois
- Saint-Georges church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, Monument historique since 1963
- Laveau castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1984
Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church in Brion
Saint-Martin-de-Vertou church in Fontaine-Guérin
