Orée-d'Anjou
Orée-d'Anjou | |
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 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 / 47.337°N 1.264°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 (2023)[2] | 17,162 |
| • Density | 109.77/km2 (284.31/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. | |
Orée-d'Anjou (French pronunciation: [ɔʁe dɑ̃ʒu] ⓘ, literally Edge of Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Champtoceaux is the municipal seat.
History
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]
Population
| 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] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 25 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
