Louresse-Rochemenier
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Doué-la-Fontaine | |
| Community association | Saumur Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ W | |
| height | 45-103 m | |
| surface | 25.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 864 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49700 | |
| INSEE code | 49182 | |
Louresse-Rochemenier is a French municipality with 864 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and the canton of Doué-la-Fontaine . The inhabitants are called Louressiens .
location
Louresse-Rochemenier is about 38 kilometers southeast of Angers . Louresse-Rochemenier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tuffalun in the north and west, Gennes-Val-de-Loire in the north and north-east, Dénezé-sous-Doué in the east and Doué-en-Anjou in the south and west.
history
In 1842 Louresse and Rochemenier were united.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 647 | 602 | 583 | 593 | 579 | 613 | 773 | 799 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Louresse-Rochemenier
- Dolmen
- Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century, remodeled in the 19th century
- Church of Sainte-Madeleine-Saint-Jean, formerly Sainte-Emérance chapel, 16./17. Century, since 1972 Monument historique ; the previous building has been passed down as a ruin and has been a monument historique since 1977
- The village of Rochemenier is a troglodyte site, i. H. the buildings are carved in caves
- Le Pont-de-Varenne castle from the 16th century, a historic monument since 1973
- Launay Castle from the 19th century
- Le Lucasière manor house
- Mansion Brosse from the 16th / 17th centuries century
- Pierre-Basse mansion from the 16th century
- Several windmills
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Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
Personalities
- Jean-François Merlet (1762–1830), lawyer and politician
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 559-562.
Web links
Commons : Louresse-Rochemenier - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ PROCÈS VERBAUX DES SEANCES DE LA CHAMBRE DES DÈPUTÈS - SESSION DE 1842 . S. 75 (French).