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Beaupréau (French pronunciation: [bopʁ(e)o] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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Part of Beaupréau-en-Mauges | |
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| Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W / 47.2028°N 0.9933°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Beaupréau |
| Commune | Beaupréau-en-Mauges |
| Area 1 | 35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 7,443 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49600 |
| Elevation | 32–117 m (105–384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges and Villedieu-la-Blouère merged becoming one commune called Beaupréau-en-Mauges.
Geography edit
The commune is traversed by the river Èvre.
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Twin towns edit
Notable people edit
- Damien Gaudin (Born 1986) professional cyclist
- Gabriel Gaté[3] (Born 1955) chef
- Jean-Pascal Tricoire (Born 1963) business executive
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References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ^ Bonvouloir, Marine (2001-03-09). "Gabriel Gaté : Une French star aux antipodes" [Gabriel Gaté: A French star poles apart]. Le Point (in French). Le Point Communication. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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