Chalonnes-sur-Loire
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Coordinates: 47°21′05″N 0°45′45″W / 47.3514°N 0.7625°WCoordinates: 47°21′05″N 0°45′45″W / 47.3514°N 0.7625°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Angers |
Canton | Chalonnes-sur-Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Madeleine Monnier |
Area 1 | 38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 6,527 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 49063 /49290 |
Elevation | 10–99 m (33–325 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is located on the left bank of the river Loire in the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site area.
Geography[]
The town is in the heart of the Anjou, a historical agricultural region southwest of Angers renowned for Loire Valley wines. The Layon flows into the Loire River at the commune.
The airport nearest to Chalonnes-sur-Loire for regional flights is Angers – Loire Airport (41 km), and for international flights is Nantes Atlantique Airport (67 km).[2]
Twin towns[]
Chalonnes-sur-Loire is twinned with:
Tecklenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (since 1982)
Sanniki, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
See also[]
- Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "information" Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
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Saint-Maurille church of Chalonnes-sur-Loire
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