Montreuil-Bellay
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Coordinates: 47°07′56″N 0°09′08″W / 47.1322°N 0.1522°WCoordinates: 47°07′56″N 0°09′08″W / 47.1322°N 0.1522°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 (Jan. 2018)[2] | 3,740 |
• 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. |
Montreuil-Bellay is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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]
See also[]
- Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ http://www.publicsenat.fr/lcp/politique/vers-une-reconnaissance-responsabilite-france-l-internement-des-tsiganes-1540911
- ^ Bouchet, François. La Vallée du Thouet. pp. 124–128.
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