Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay
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| local community | Mauges-sur-Loire | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Cholet | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 21 ′ N , 0 ° 57 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49410 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49297 | |
| Incorporation | December 15, 2015 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay |
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Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune Mauges-sur-Loire with 724 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Laurentais .
With effect from December 15, 2015, the municipalities of Beausse , Botz-en-Mauges , Bourgneuf-en-Mauges , La Chapelle-Saint-Florent , Le Marillais , Le Mesnil-en-Vallée , Montjean-sur-Loire , La Pommeraye , Saint-Florent-le-Vieil , Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine and Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay from the former Communauté de communes du Canton de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil to a Commune nouvelle called Mauges- sur-Loire merged. The municipality of Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay belonged to the Arrondissement Cholet and the canton of La Pommeraye (until 2015: canton of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil ).
geography
Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay is located about 48 kilometers east-northeast of Nantes , 32 kilometers west-southwest of Angers and about 32 kilometers north-northwest of Cholet on the Loire .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 721 | 790 | 811 | 728 | 722 | 702 | 751 | 763 |
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economy
Here in the Anjou wine-growing region , mainly the wines of the Coteaux d'Ancenis appellation are produced.
Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
- priory
- La Barre Castle
- La Houssaye Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1073-1075.
