Melay (Maine-et-Loire)
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| local community | Chemillé-en-Anjou | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Cholet | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49120 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49199 | |
| Incorporation | December 15, 2015 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | https://www.chemille-en-anjou.fr/ | |
Melay is a village and a former French commune with 1,624 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called melayons .
Incorporation
With effect from December 15, 2015, the municipalities of Chanzeaux , La Chapelle-Rousselin , Chemillé-Melay , Cossé-d'Anjou , La Jumellière , Neuvy-en-Mauges , Sainte-Christine , Saint-Georges-des-Gardes , Saint- Lézin , La Salle-de-Vihiers , La Tourlandry and Valanjou from the former Communauté de communes de la Région de Chemillé have been amalgamated into a Commune nouvelle with the name Chemillé-en-Anjou . With the exception of Chemillé-Melay, the former municipalities have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality , since in this case the municipalities Chemillé and Melay, which were already combined in 2013 to form the Commune nouvelle Chemillé-Melay , retain their status as Commune déléguée in the current municipality to have. The administrative headquarters are located in Chemillé.
location
Melay is located in the Mauges and Anjou landscapes , about 30 kilometers southwest of Angers .
Attractions
- St-Pierre Church, built in the 19th century
- Chapelle des Martyrs , chapel from 1875
- Château de Bouzillé , castle from 1855
- Moulins de Nauvat , two former mills
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 470-472.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree DRCL / BCL / 2015-58 of the prefecture on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Chemillé-en-Anjou of September 24th, 2015 ( Memento of the original of October 7th, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
