Orée-d'Anjou

Orée-d'Anjou
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 km^2 (60.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	16,709
• Density	110/km^2 (280/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 km^2 (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

Historical 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

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral, 25 November 2015 (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE