Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay

Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay
Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay
Part of Val-du-Layon
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	Coordinates: 47°18′11″N 0°37′52″W / 47.3031°N 0.6311°WCoordinates: 47°18′11″N 0°37′52″W / 47.3031°N 0.6311°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Chemillé-Melay
Commune	Val-du-Layon
Area 1	14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population (2017)	2,150
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49750
Elevation	16–96 m (52–315 ft) ; (avg. 66 m or 217 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 31 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Val-du-Layon.^[2]

Geography[]

The Layon Valley

The commune is situated 28 km south-by-west of Angers on the way towards Cholet. Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is on the south bank of the river Layon and the river Hyrôme flows through the eastern part of the village. The banks of the rivers host vineyards which are notably producing Coteaux du layon and other Anjou wines.

History[]

War in the Vendée (1793–1796) and especially the battle of Pont-Barré took place in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay during the French Revolution.

Twin towns[]

Linkebeek (Belgium) since 1981^[3]^[4]
Kenton (England) since 1996^[3]^[4]

Miscellaneous[]

Patrick Dewaere (actor) is buried in the cemetery of Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
^ Arrêté préfectoral, 25 November 2015 (in French)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Le comité de Jumelage" (in French). saintlambertdulattay.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Jumelage" (in French). linkebeek.info. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

External links[]

(in French) Official website of the commune

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[1] Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE

[2] Arrêté préfectoral, 25 November 2015 (in French)

[jumelage1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Le comité de Jumelage" (in French). saintlambertdulattay.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

[jumelage2-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Jumelage" (in French). linkebeek.info. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

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