Champtocé-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃tɔse syʁ lwaʁ] (listen), literally Champtocé on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Its castle gained notoriety as a scene of some of the crimes of the medieval child murderer, Gilles de Rais.
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 47°24′45″N 0°51′43″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Angers |
Canton | Chalonnes-sur-Loire |
Intercommunality | Loire Layon Aubance |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Lévêque[1] |
Area 1 | 36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi) |
Population | 1,864 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Champtocéen, Champtocéenne |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 49068 /49123 |
Elevation | 11–83 m (36–272 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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