Montpollin
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| local community | Baugé-en-Anjou | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 35 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49213 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2013 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
.jpg) Saint-Eutrope church |
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Montpollin is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Baugé-en-Anjou with 243 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .
geography
Montpollin is located in the Baugeois landscape on the wooded Pollin ridge above a picturesque valley through which the Verdun flows. 82 hectares are covered with forest, 370 hectares are used for agriculture.
history
In the Middle Ages, Montpollin was a domain of the Dukes of Anjou .
Since January 1, 2013, Montpollin has been part of the newly created municipality of Baugé-en-Anjou. On this date, the municipalities of Montpollin, Baugé , Pontigné , Saint-Martin-d'Arcé and Le Vieil-Baugé were merged into a Commune nouvelle . After the merger, Montpollin forms a Commune déléguée in this association.
Attractions
The church of St-Eutrope dates from the 11th and 13th centuries. The north side chapel belongs to the Ribouet de Sancé family, whose castle, located on the eastern outskirts of Montpollin, but in the area of the former municipality of Saint-Martin-d'Arcé , is open to the public. There is a valuable stone cross from the 15th century in the cemetery.
Leisure and Tourism
Hikes and bike tours in the high forest and along the Verdun. Two facilities for the area's traditional boules game , the boule de fort .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 256-258.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2006 data from CORINE Land Cover , available e.g. B. at www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 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. .
- ↑ Arrêté du 30 mars 2012 portant creation de la commune nouvelle de Baugé-en-Anjou. (No longer available online.) In: Maine-et-Loire Prefecture website. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016 ; accessed on February 16, 2016 (French, PDF). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Église Saint-Eutrope in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
