Les Hauts-d'Anjou[2] (French pronunciation: [le o dɑ̃ʒu] ⓘ, literally The Heights of Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 15 December 2016 by merger of the former communes of Brissarthe, Contigné, Cherré, Champigné, Marigné, Sœurdres and Querré.[3] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe was merged into Les Hauts-d'Anjou.[2]
Les Hauts-d'Anjou | |
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 Manoir de la Maldemeure in Champigné | |
Location of Les Hauts-d'Anjou  | |
  Les Hauts-d'Anjou  Les Hauts-d'Anjou | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′54″N 0°34′16″W / 47.665°N 0.571°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Segré |
| Canton | Tiercé |
| Intercommunality | Vallées du Haut-Anjou |
| Area 1 | 143.36 km2 (55.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 8,727 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49080 /49330 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,810 | — |
| 1975 | 6,013 | +0.49% |
| 1982 | 6,675 | +1.50% |
| 1990 | 6,355 | −0.61% |
| 1999 | 6,439 | +0.15% |
| 2007 | 7,864 | +2.53% |
| 2012 | 8,496 | +1.56% |
| 2017 | 8,759 | +0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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References edit
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- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2018 (in French)
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 October 2016 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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