Varades (French pronunciation: [vaʁad]; Breton: Gwared) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loireauxence.[2]
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Part of Loireauxence | |
The château in Varades | |
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| Coordinates: 47°23′07″N 1°01′44″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Ancenis |
| Canton | Ancenis |
| Commune | Loireauxence |
| Area 1 | 45.82 km2 (17.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 3,697 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Varadaises, Varadais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44370 |
| Elevation | 7–74 m (23–243 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. | |
Varades has since August 2009 been twinned with the small Welsh town of Knighton.[3]
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