Montjean-sur-Loire

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Montjean-sur-Loire
Coat of arms of Montjean-sur-Loire
Montjean-sur-Loire (France)
Montjean-sur-Loire
local community Mauges-sur-Loire
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Cholet
Coordinates 47 ° 23 ′  N , 0 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 23 ′  N , 0 ° 52 ′  W
Post Code 49570
Former INSEE code 49212
Incorporation December 15, 2015
status Commune déléguée

Saint-Symphorien Church

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Montjean-sur-Loire is a small town and a commune Déléguée in the French commune Mauges-sur-Loire with 3,105 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Montjeannais .

With effect from December 15, 2015, the municipalities of Beausse , Botz-en-Mauges , Bourgneuf-en-Mauges , La Chapelle-Saint-Florent , Le Marillais , Le Mesnil-en-Vallée , Montjean-sur-Loire , La Pommeraye , Saint-Florent-le-Vieil , Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine and Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay from the former Communauté de communes du Canton de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil to a Commune nouvelle called Mauges- sur-Loire merged. The municipality of Montjean-sur-Loire belonged to the Arrondissement of Cholet and the canton of La Pommeraye (until 2015: canton of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil ).

geography

View of Montjean-sur-Loire

Montjean-sur-Loire is located about 25 kilometers west-southwest of Angers on the Loire in the Mauges countryside . The area belongs to the Anjou wine region .

Number of inhabitants
(source: Insee )
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2,037 2,150 2,277 2,492 2,469 2,652 2,687 3,067

Attractions

  • Saint-Symphorien Church, built between 1858 and 1864 on the ruins of the previous castle
  • Saint-Aubin Chapel, built in the 11th century
  • Saint-Méen chapel, built in 1887
  • Bellevue Palace, former convent, built in 1493
  • Montjean Bridge from 1948
  • Lime kilns

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1056-1060.

Web links

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