Val-du-Layon
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Angers | |
Canton |
Chemillé-Melay , Chalonnes-sur-Loire |
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Community association | Loire Layon Aubance | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W | |
height | 12-104 m | |
surface | 29.63 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,402 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 49190, 49750 | |
INSEE code | 49292 |
Val-du-Layon is a French commune with 3,402 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 (for Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay ) and the canton of Chalonnes-sur-Loire (for Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné ).
Val-du-Layon was formed on December 31, 2015 as a Commune nouvelle from the communes of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay . The administrative headquarters are in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay.
geography
Val-du-Layon is located about 17 kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Angers on the Layon . Val-du-Layon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rochefort-sur-Loire in the north, Beaulieu-sur-Layon in the east, Chemillé-en-Anjou in the south and south-west and Chaudefonds-sur-Layon in the north-west.
structure
District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
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Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné | 49265 | 15.19 | 1,252 |
Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay (administrative headquarters) | 49292 | 14.44 | 2,150 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Val-du-Layon
Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné
- Bridge over the Layon
- La Haute-Guerche castle with chapel
Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay
- Saint-Lambert Church, built between 1880 and 1883
Personalities
- Georges Delahaie (1933–2014), sculptor
- Patrick Dewaere (1947–1982), actor