Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Canton | Les Ponts-de-Cé | |
| Community association | Loire Layon Aubance | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 17-63 m | |
| surface | 5.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,063 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 404 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49610 | |
| INSEE code | 49308 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-melaine-sur-aubance.fr/ | |
Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance is a French commune with 2,063 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of Les Ponts-de-Cé . The inhabitants are called Melainois .
geography
The municipality is located about twelve kilometers south-southeast of Angers on the Aubance and belongs to the Anjou wine-growing region . Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Ponts-de-Cé in the north and north-west, Juigné-sur-Loire in the north and north-east, Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets in the east and north-east, Vauchrétien in the south, Soulaines -sur-Aubance to the west and south-west and Mûrs-Erigné to the north-west.
Junction 22 Brissac-Quincé on the A87 autoroute is located in the far north of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 433 | 434 | 628 | 989 | 1,579 | 1,942 | 2,092 | 2,060 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance
- Saint-Melaine church, historic monument since 1972
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 , pp. 986-989.
