Passavant-sur-Layon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Cholet | |
| Canton | Cholet-2 | |
| Community association | Agglomération du Choletais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 62–112 m | |
| surface | 4.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 125 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49560 | |
| INSEE code | 49236 | |
Passavant-sur-Layon is a French municipality with 125 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It is part of the Arrondissement of Cholet and the Canton of Cholet-2 .
geography
Passavant-sur-Layon is located about 55 kilometers south-southeast of Angers on the Layon . Passavant-sur-Layon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lys-Haut-Layon in the north and east, Val en Vignes in the south and south-east and Cléré-sur-Layon in the west and south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 230 | 232 | 185 | 155 | 124 | 135 | 131 | 126 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Passavant-sur-Layon
- Saint-Étienne church from the 11th / 12th centuries Century, since 1926 Monument historique
- Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel from the 15th century
- Remains of a castle from the 11th century
- Passavant Castle from the 11th century, alterations from the 13th and 15th centuries, monument historique since 1999
- Le Châtellier manor house
- Mills
- viaduct
Saint-Etienne church
Remains of the castle
Viticulture
The wines of the Coteaux-du-Layon appellations are mainly grown here in the Anjou wine-growing region .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1332-1335.
Web links
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