Varennes-sur-Loire
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Longué jumelles | |
| Community association | Saumur Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ' N , 0 ° 3' E | |
| height | 23-32 m | |
| surface | 22.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,839 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49730 | |
| INSEE code | 49361 | |
| Website | http://mairie.pagespro-orange.fr/varennes-sur-loire/ | |
Varennes-sur-Loire is a French commune with 1,839 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . Varennes-sur-Loire belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and is part of the canton Longué-Jumelles (until 2015: canton Allonnes ). The inhabitants are called Varennais .
geography
Varennes-sur-Loire is located in the Anjou wine-growing region on the Loire . The Authion limits the community to the north. Varennes-sur-Loire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brain-sur-Allonnes in the north, Chouzé-sur-Loire in the east, Montsoreau and Turquant in the south, Parnay in the south and south-west, Souzay-Champigny in the south-west, Villebernier in the west and Allonnes in the Northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,766 | 1,726 | 1,655 | 1,840 | 1,847 | 1,800 | 1,896 | 1,889 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Varennes-sur-Loire
- Saint-Martin-de-Vertou church from the 12th century with renovations from the 15th and 16th centuries, a historic monument since 1972
- Mills, each a monument historique since 1977
- Mongeville manor with dovecote from the 16th century, historic monument since 1997
- Entrance building of the station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway line from 1848, Monument historique since 1984
Saint-Martin-de-Vertou church
Mill of Le Champ-des-Îles
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 62-65.
