Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay
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| local community | Val-du-Layon | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49750 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49292 | |
| Incorporation | December 31, 2015 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune of Val-du-Layon with 2,150 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Saint-Lambertins .
With effect from December 31, 2015, the municipalities of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay were merged to form a nouvelle commune called Val-du-Layon . The municipality of Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay belonged to the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of Chemillé-Melay .
geography
Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is located about 19 kilometers south-southwest of Angers in the Anjou and Coteaux-du-Layon wine-growing regions . The rivers Hyrôme and Layon run here .
The access to traffic is via the A87 autoroute .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,223 | 1,175 | 1,201 | 1,203 | 1,352 | 1,466 | 1,660 | 1,979 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Lambert church, built from 1880 to 1883 (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Val-du-Layon )
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
Personalities
- Georges Delahaie (1933–2014), sculptor
- Patrick Dewaere (1947–1982), actor
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1286-1289.
