Beaupréau

Beaupréau (French pronunciation: [bopʁ(e)o] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Beaupréau
Part of Beaupréau-en-Mauges
Location of Beaupréau
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Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Cholet
Canton	Beaupréau
Commune	Beaupréau-en-Mauges
Area 1	35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	7,443
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49600
Elevation	32–117 m (105–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaupréau Castle

On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges and Villedieu-la-Blouère merged becoming one commune called Beaupréau-en-Mauges.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Èvre.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,678 —     1800 1,640 −38.8% 1806 1,893 +15.4% 1821 2,964 +56.6% 1831 3,207 +8.2% 1836 3,238 +1.0% 1841 3,887 +20.0% 1846 3,887 +0.0% 1851 3,669 −5.6% 1856 3,790 +3.3% 1861 3,821 +0.8% 1866 4,134 +8.2% 1872 3,758 −9.1% 1876 3,926 +4.5% 1881 3,878 −1.2% 1886 3,863 −0.4% 1891 3,857 −0.2% 1896 3,834 −0.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 3,746 −2.3% 1906 3,497 −6.6% 1911 3,590 +2.7% 1921 3,531 −1.6% 1926 3,667 +3.9% 1931 3,693 +0.7% 1936 3,767 +2.0% 1946 4,190 +11.2% 1954 4,398 +5.0% 1962 4,577 +4.1% 1968 4,955 +8.3% 1975 5,428 +9.5% 1982 5,782 +6.5% 1990 5,937 +2.7% 1999 6,217 +4.7% 2006 6,456 +3.8% 2008 6,717 +4.0% 2009 6,711 −0.1%

Twin towns

• Abergavenny, Wales^[2]

Notable people

• Damien Gaudin (Born 1986) professional cyclist
• Gabriel Gaté^[3] (Born 1955) chef
• Jean-Pascal Tricoire (Born 1963) business executive

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
3. Bonvouloir, Marine (2001-03-09). "Gabriel Gaté : Une French star aux antipodes" [Gabriel Gaté: A French star poles apart]. Le Point (in French). Le Point Communication. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

External links

• Official site