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 ![]() | |
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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. |
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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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