Orée d'Anjou

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Orée d'Anjou
Orée d'Anjou (France)
Orée d'Anjou
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Angers
Canton Chemillé-Melay
Community association Mauges Community
Coordinates 47 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  W
height 19-216 m
surface 156.34 km 2
Residents 16,413 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 105 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 49270, 49530
INSEE code 49069

Oree d'Anjou is a French municipality with 16,025 inhabitants in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of La Pommeraye . The inhabitants are called Oréens .

It was established on December 15, 2015 as Commune nouvelle from the commune of Champtoceaux and the surrounding communes of Bouzillé , Drain , Landemont , Liré , Saint-Christophe-la-Couperie , Saint-Laurent-des-Autels , Saint-Sauveur-de-Landemont and La Varenne formed.

geography

Orée d'Anjou is the westernmost municipality in the Maine-et-Loire department. It is located about 16 kilometers northeast of Cholet and belongs to the Anjou wine region . The Loire limits the municipality to the north.

District former
INSEE code 		Area (km²) Population (2016)
Bouzillé 49040 18.39 1,519
Champtoceaux (administrative headquarters) 49069 15.54 2,484
Drain 49126 19.05 2.162
Landemont 49172 18.67 1,797
Liré 49177 31.81 2,523
Saint-Christophe-la-Couperie 49270 08.29 .0811
Saint-Laurent-des-Autels 49296 18.55 2,276
Saint-Sauveur-de-Landemont 49320 11.69 1.010
La Varenne 49360 14.35 1,742

Viticulture

The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .

Community partnerships

Champtoceaux has had a partnership with the German municipality of Niederheimbach in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1981.

Web links

Commons : Orée d'Anjou  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016