Les Verchers-sur-Layon (French pronunciation: [le vɛʁʃe syʁ lɛ̃jɔ̃] (listen), literally Les Verchers on Layon) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou.[2]

Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Part of Doué-en-Anjou
Location of Les Verchers-sur-Layon
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Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 0°17′44″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Doué-la-Fontaine
Commune	Doué-en-Anjou
Area 1	30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	884
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Verchéen, Verchéenne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49700
Elevation	48–109 m (157–358 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Layon.

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

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