Montjean-sur-Loire
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local community | Mauges-sur-Loire | |
region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Cholet | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
Post Code | 49570 | |
Former INSEE code | 49212 | |
Incorporation | December 15, 2015 | |
status | Commune déléguée | |
Saint-Symphorien Church |
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
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 .
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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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.