Champtocé-sur-Loire

Champtocé-sur-Loire
Commune
La mairie
Location of Champtocé-sur-Loire
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Coordinates: 47°24′45″N 0°51′43″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Intercommunality	Loire Layon Aubance
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valérie Lévêque[1]
Area ^1	36.76 km^2 (14.19 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,846
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Champtocéen, Champtocéenne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49068 /49123
Elevation	11–83 m (36–272 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft)
Website	www.champtoce.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champtocé-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃tɔse syʁ lwaʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Champtocé on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Its castle gained notoriety as a scene of some of the crimes of the medieval child murderer, Gilles de Rais.

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.