Varades
Varades | |
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Part of Loireauxence | |
 The château in Varades | |
 Coat of arms | |
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  Varades | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′07″N 1°01′44″W / 47.3853°N 1.0289°WCoordinates: 47°23′07″N 1°01′44″W / 47.3853°N 1.0289°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Ancenis |
| Canton | Ancenis |
| Commune | Loireauxence |
| Area 1 | 45.82 km2 (17.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 3,770 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Varadaises, Varadais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44370 |
| Elevation | 7–74 m (23–243 ft) |
| Website | http://www.varades.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Varades is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loireauxence.[2]
Twinning[]
Varades has since August 2009 been twinned with the small Welsh town of Knighton.[3]
See also[]
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
References[]
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015
- ^ "Knighton Twinning Association". Retrieved 23 November 2009.
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