Chemillé-en-Anjou
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chemillé-en-Anjou (French pronunciation: [ʃəmije ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃ʒu] , literally Chemillé in Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Chemillé is the municipal seat.
Chemillé-en-Anjou | |
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Coordinates: 47°12′36″N 0°43′43″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Cholet |
Canton | Chemillé-en-Anjou |
Intercommunality | Mauges Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 323.98 km2 (125.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 21,386 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 49092 /49120, 49310, 49670, 49750 |
Elevation | 19–216 m (62–709 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune was established on 15 December 2015 by the merger of the former communes of Chanzeaux, La Chapelle-Rousselin, Chemillé-Melay, Cossé-d'Anjou, La Jumellière, Neuvy-en-Mauges, Sainte-Christine, Saint-Georges-des-Gardes, Saint-Lézin, La Salle-de-Vihiers, La Tourlandry and Valanjou.[3] Chemillé-Melay had been formed in January 2013 by the merger of the former communes of Chemillé and Melay.[4]
The commune of Chemillé had a small fortified castle, that was destroyed in the late 1500s on order of the governor of Britain.[5]
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