Morannes
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| local community | Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49640 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49220 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
 Former town hall (Mairie) of Morannes |
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Morannes is a former French commune with last 1,800 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of Tiercé (until 2015: Canton Durtal ). The inhabitants are called Morannais (es) .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Morannes and Chemiré-sur-Sarthe were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the name Morannes-sur-Sarthe , in which only Chemiré-sur-Sarthe received the status of a Commune déléguée .
On January 1, 2017, Morannes-sur-Sarthe was merged with the municipality of Daumeray to form today's municipality of Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray . The administrative seat is in Morannes.
geography
Morannes is located about 35 kilometers north-northeast of Angers on the Sarthe in the Baugeois .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 1694 | 1729 | 1610 | 1577 | 1534 | 1599 | 1660 | 1800 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Aubin church from the 12th century
- monastery
- 16th century mansion L'Asnerie, Monument historique
- Chandemanche mansion, Monument historique
- Gennetay Manor, Monument historique
- 15th century mansion Les Grignons
- Juigné Priory, Monument historique
- Les Roches Castle
- Pendu Mill.
- Pendu and Le Gravier locks
- Domain of La Panne
Saint-Aubin church
Domain of La Panne
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Personalities
- Matthieu Contarelli (actually Matthieu Cointerel , Italian Matteo Contarelli , 1519–1585), cardinal
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 606-611.
