Val d'Erdre-Auxence
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Segré | |
| Canton | Chalonnes-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Vallées du Haut-Anjou | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 0 ° 53' W | |
| height | 12-91 m | |
| surface | 130.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,892 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49370 | |
| INSEE code | 49183 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Val d'Erdre-Auxence |
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Val d'Erdre Auxence is a French commune with 4,892 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 Segré and the Canton of Chalonnes-sur-Loire .
Val d'Erdre-Auxence was formed on December 15, 2016 as a commune nouvelle from the municipalities of Le Louroux-Béconnais , La Cornuaille and Villemoisan . The administrative headquarters are in Le Louroux-Béconnais.
geography
Val d'Erdre-Auxence is located about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Angers city center . Val d'Erdre-Auxence is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Angrie in the north, Erdre-en-Anjou in the northeast, Bécon-les-Granits in the east, Saint-Augustin-des-Bois in the southeast, Champtocé-sur-Loire in the south and southeast , Saint-Sigismond in the south, Loireauxence in the south and south-west, Vallons-de-l'Erdre in the west and Candé in the north-west.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
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| La Cornuaille | 49108 | 43.92 | 1.006 |
| Le Louroux-Béconnais (administrative headquarters) | 49183 | 65.57 | 3,217 |
| Villemoisan | 49376 | 20.75 | 669 |
Attractions
Le Louroux-Béconnais
- Notre-Dame de Pontron Abbey, built 1130/1134, dissolved in 1791, Cistercian monastery (mother monastery: Le Loroux in Vernantes),
- The seven castles:
- Le Chillon Castle from the 12th century, originally as the priory of the Saint-Aubin Abbey in Angers, destroyed or rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century, new chapel from 1875
- La Mornais Castle, renovations from the end of the 18th century
- Le Pey Castle, built in the mid-19th century
- Piard Castle, today's castle from the end of the 19th century
- La Prévôterie Castle, originally from the 16th century, in ruins
- Vernoux Castle, rebuilt in the 19th century
- La Violaye Castle, built in the early 16th century,
- eight windmills
La Cornuaille
- Saint-Pierre church
Villemoisan
- Dolmen of Pontpiau
- Priory from 1121
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
- Commander of Béconnais
Saint-Pierre church in La Cornuaille
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church in Villemoisan
Personalities
- Natalis Pinot (1747–1794), priest (in Louroux-Béconnais from 1788 to 1794), saint of the Roman Catholic Church, executed
- Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (1806–1865), general, former owner of Le Chillon Castle
- Gaston Cyprès (1884–1925), football player (striker) from La Cornuaille
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in La Cornuaille in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Le Louroux-Béconnais in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Villemoisan in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
- Monuments historiques (structures) in Villemoisan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture