Montreuil-Bellay

Montreuil-Bellay (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj bɛlɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Montreuil-Bellay
Commune
A general view of Montreuil-Bellay
Coat of arms
Location of Montreuil-Bellay
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Coordinates: 47°07′56″N 0°09′08″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Doué-en-Anjou
Intercommunality	CA Saumur Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Bonnin[1]
Area 1	48.96 km2 (18.90 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,716
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montreuillais, Montreuillaise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49215 /49260
Elevation	29–73 m (95–240 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
Website	Official website
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located approximately 15 km to the south of Saumur, and is famous for the Château de Montreuil-Bellay, which is situated in the town.

Montreuil-Bellay is on the Thouet, and was the head of navigation until navigation ceased at the beginning of the 20th century.^[3] The navigation works were undertaken in the 15th century by the lords of Montreuil-Bellay, who in turn were granted letters patent by King Charles VII allowing them to raise a tax on wine that would pass through their land.^[4] Montreuil-Bellay station has rail connections to Tours, Saumur, Bressuire and La Roche-sur-Yon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,086	—
1975	3,989	+3.73%
1982	4,093	+0.37%
1990	4,041	−0.16%
1999	4,112	+0.19%
2007	4,045	−0.21%
2012	4,032	−0.06%
2017	3,822	−1.06%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department