Orée-d'Anjou (French pronunciation: [ɔʁe dɑ̃ʒu] (
listen), literally Edge of Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Champtoceaux is the municipal seat.
Orée-d'Anjou | |
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Commune | |
The town hall of Champtoceaux with the towers of the château in the background | |
Location of Orée-d'Anjou ![]() | |
Orée-d'Anjou Orée-d'Anjou | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′13″N 1°15′50″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Mauges-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Mauges Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | André Martin[1] |
| Area 1 | 156.34 km2 (60.36 sq mi) |
| Population | 16,429 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49069 /49270, 49530 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It was established on 15 December 2015 and consists of the former communes of Bouzillé, Champtoceaux, Drain, Landemont, Liré, Saint-Christophe-la-Couperie, Saint-Laurent-des-Autels, Saint-Sauveur-de-Landemont and La Varenne.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,678 | — |
| 1975 | 10,315 | +0.91% |
| 1982 | 11,153 | +1.12% |
| 1990 | 11,863 | +0.77% |
| 1999 | 12,296 | +0.40% |
| 2007 | 14,440 | +2.03% |
| 2012 | 15,824 | +1.85% |
| 2017 | 16,413 | +0.73% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Orée-d'Anjou at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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