Pouancé
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local community | Ombrée d'Anjou | |
region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Segré | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ W | |
Post Code | 49420 | |
Former INSEE code | 49248 | |
Incorporation | 15th December 2016 | |
status | Commune déléguée | |
Website | http://www.ville-pouance.fr/ | |
Pouancé Castle |
Pouancé is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Ombrée d'Anjou with 3,282 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .
The community was Pouancé on 15 December 2016, nine other communities, including La Chapelle-Hullin , Chazé-Henry , Grugé-l'Hôpital , Noëllet , Combrée , La Prévière , Saint-Michel-et-Chanveaux , Le Tremblay and Vergonnes to the new municipality of Ombrée d'Anjou.
geography
Pouancé is located on the Verzée River , about 16 kilometers east of Châteaubriant ; More spaciously seen in the middle of the city square Rennes - Laval - Angers - Nantes . The Verzée flows through the Étang de Saint-Aubin above Pouarcé and the Étang de Tressé below the village .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
Residents | 2940 | 3017 | 3165 | 3299 | 3279 | 3307 | 3211 |
Attractions
- The clock tower from the 15th century, a stately dovecote and the former salt store from the 17th century are classified as Inscrites Monuments Historiques .
- The ruins of the castle from the 13th and 15th centuries, high above the Verzée Valley, are registered as Monument Historique and Site Inscrit . The remains of eleven torn down towers can be found on the castle wall from the 13th century.
- In the village there are houses in the Renaissance style from the 15th century, houses from the 17th century, lavoirs and a mill.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1033-1036.
Web links
Commons : Pouancé - collection of images, videos and audio files