Vivy
| Vivy | ||
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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 ° 20 ' N , 0 ° 3' E | |
| height | 20-47 m | |
| surface | 23.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,582 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 111 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49680 | |
| INSEE code | 49378 | |
| Website | http://www.vivy-commune.fr/ | |
Vivy is a French commune with 2,582 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . Vivy belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and is part of the canton Longué-Jumelles (until 2015: canton Allonnes ). The inhabitants are called Vétusiens .
geography
Vivy is located in the Anjou wine region on the Authion . Vivy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Blou in the north, Neuillé in the north and northeast, Allonnes in the east and southeast, Saint-Lambert-des-Levées in the south, Gennes-Val-de-Loire in the west and Longué-Jumelles in the northwest.
The A85 car route and the former national route 147 (today's D347) run through the municipality . The municipality's train station is on the Chartres – Bordeaux line .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,375 | 1,434 | 1,672 | 1,806 | 1,885 | 1,873 | 2,050 | 2,457 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vivy
- La Ronde Castle with wind turbine (so-called Éolienne Bollée)
- Les Coutures castle from the 19th century, Monument historique
- Nazé Castle
- La Forgetterie mansion
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 71-74.
