Terranjou

Terranjou is a French commune with 3,967 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 Angers and the canton of Chemillé-Melay .

Terranjou was formed on January 1, 2017 as Commune nouvelle from the municipalities of Chavagnes , Notre-Dame-d'Allençon and Martigné-Briand . The administrative headquarters are in Chavagnes.

geography

Terranjou is about 23 kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Angers . Terranjou is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Brissac Loire Aubance in the north and northeast, Doué-en-Anjou in the east and southeast, Lys-Haut-Layon in the south, Aubigné-sur-Layon in the southwest and Bellevigne-en-Layon in the west.

District	former INSEE code	Area (km²)	Population (2017)
Chavagnes (administrative headquarters)	49086	16.21	1,294
Martigné-Briand	49191	27.21	1,955
Notre-Dame-d'Allençon	49227	13.63	00718

Saint-Simplicien church from the 12th century
Saint-Martin chapel from the 16th century
Saint-Lien chapel from the 16th century
Saint-Arnoult chapel in Sousigné from the 14th century, alterations from the 18th century, monument historique since 1965

Notre-Dame-de-Compassion Benedictine monastery

Noyers Castle from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, since 1996 Monument historique

Villeneuve Castle from the 14th / 15th centuries Century, since 1992 Monument historique

Remains of the castle from 1503, monument historique since 1926

Lime kiln

numerous mills