Chalonnes-sur-Loire
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Chalonnes-sur-Loire | |
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Coordinates: 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[1] |
Area 1 | 38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,519 |
• 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 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).[3]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,259 | — |
1975 | 4,682 | +1.36% |
1982 | 5,281 | +1.73% |
1990 | 5,354 | +0.17% |
1999 | 5,594 | +0.49% |
2007 | 6,137 | +1.16% |
2012 | 6,550 | +1.31% |
2017 | 6,535 | −0.05% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "information" Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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