Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Canton | Angers-2 | |
| Community association | Angers Loire metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 ′ N , 0 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 12-45 m | |
| surface | 14.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,406 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 230 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49130 | |
| INSEE code | 49278 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-sainte-gemmes-sur-loire.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire |
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Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire is a French commune with 3,406 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 Angers-2 (until 2015: Les Ponts-de-Cé ). The inhabitants are called Gemmois .
geography
The community is located south of Angers on the right, the northern bank of the Loire , whose valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Anjou wine-growing region , and on the eastern bank of the Maine , which flows into the Loire here. The Authion also flows into the Loire here (in the east of the municipality). Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Angers in the north and northeast, Les Ponts-de-Cé in the east and northeast, Mûrs-Erigné in the southeast, Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix in the south, Denée in the southwest as well as Bouchemaine to the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 4,347 | 4,789 | 4,466 | 4,345 | 3,803 | 3,681 | 3,905 | 3,648 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire
- Archaeological site with remains from the Gallo-Roman period between the 1st and 4th centuries AD, monument historique since 1975
- Belligan mansion, built in the 15th century, impressive wall paintings, monument historique since 1988
- Domain Chateaubriant from the 17th / 18th centuries Century, since 1988 Monument historique
- Church from the 12th and 19th centuries
- Old chapel of the Châtelliers de Frémur from the 13th century
- Old castle of Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, now a hospital
- Chanzé mansion from the 15th century
- Le Clos-Lorelle manor house with chapel from the 18th century
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. 1000-1013.
