La Chapelle-du-Genêt (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl dy ʒənɛ] (listen)) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France.

La Chapelle-du-Genêt
Part of Beaupréau-en-Mauges
Location of La Chapelle-du-Genêt
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Coordinates: 47°11′02″N 1°01′06″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Cholet
Canton	Beaupréau
Commune	Beaupréau-en-Mauges
Area 1	9.25 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	1,184
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Capello-Genestois, Capello-Genestoise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49600
Elevation	42–114 m (138–374 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges and Villedieu-la-Blouère merged becoming one commune called Beaupréau-en-Mauges.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Èvre river.

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

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