Rou-Marson

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Rou-Marson
Rou-Marson (France)
Rou-Marson
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Saumur
Canton Saumur
Community association Saumur Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 14 ′  N , 0 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 14 ′  N , 0 ° 9 ′  W
height 32-87 m
surface 12.66 km 2
Residents 664 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 49400
INSEE code

Rou-Marson is a French municipality with 664 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and the canton of Saumur (until 2015: canton of Saumur-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Roumarsonnais .

geography

Rou-Marson is located about six kilometers southwest of Saumur city ​​center in the Saumurois . Rou-Marson is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saumur in the north and east, Distré in the south and east, Les Ulmes in the south-west and Verrie in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 384 423 407 554 643 599 700 681
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Rou-Marson

  • Three dolmens
  • Saint-Sulpice church in Rou from the 11th century, alterations from the 13th century
  • Church of Sainte-Croix in Marson from the 12th century
  • Marson Castle

Viticulture

The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , p. 1137.

Web links

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