Les Ponts-de-Cé

Les Ponts-de-Cé
Commune
The Dumnacus Bridge in Les Ponts-de-Cé
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°25′31″N 0°31′27″W / 47.4253°N 0.5242°W / 47.4253; -0.5242Coordinates: 47°25′31″N 0°31′27″W / 47.4253°N 0.5242°W / 47.4253; -0.5242
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Les Ponts-de-Cé
Intercommunality	CU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Pavillon[1]
Area 1	19.55 km2 (7.55 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	12,811
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49246 /49130
Elevation	15–36 m (49–118 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Ponts-de-Cé (French pronunciation: [le pɔ̃ də se] (listen)) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Les Ponts-de-Cé is a suburb of Angers.

History[]

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In September 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the routiers of Rodrigo de Villandrando, in the pay of Georges de la Trémoille, held Les Ponts-de-Cé against the assaults of Jean de Bueil.

In August 1620, a battle in Les Ponts-de-Cé definitely ended a civil war, waged by Marie de Médicis. Her troops were defeated by her son, the French King Louis XIII.

This short rebellion, subdued easily by the King's troops, is known in France under the name of "" (Les Ponts-de-Cé's joke).

Names[]

In the past, Les Ponts-de-Cé had known many different names, which are :

• Castro-Seio (889)
• Pon Sigei (1009)
• In Saiaco (1036)
• Saiacus (1090)
• Seium (1104)
• Pons Sagei (1115)
• Pons Sagii (1148)
• Pons Saeii (1291)
• Le Pont de Sae (1293)
• Les Ponts de See (1529)

All these names contain the Celtic root sea, which has the same meaning as in English.^{[citation needed]}

Indeed, the city has the characteristic of being spanned by many bridges which connect the various zones and roads of the city between them. This is also why the French meaning could be translated by "Cé's bridges".

See also[]

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References[]

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