Juigné-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʒɥiɲe syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Juigné on Loire) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016 it was merged into the new commune Les Garennes sur Loire.[2]

Juigné-sur-Loire
Location of Juigné-sur-Loire
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Juigné-sur-Loire is located in France
Juigné-sur-Loire
Juigné-sur-Loire
Juigné-sur-Loire is located in Pays de la Loire
Juigné-sur-Loire
Juigné-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°24′00″N 0°29′00″W / 47.4°N 0.4833°W / 47.4; -0.4833
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementAngers
CantonLes Ponts-de-Cé
CommuneLes Garennes sur Loire
Area
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12.49 km2 (4.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,734
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Juignéen, Juignéenne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49610
Elevation16–66 m (52–217 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 18 July 1969 Juigné-sur-Loire was the site of a tragic accident that killed 19 young teenagers from nearby Angers. The children, part of a group of sixty 13- and 14-year-olds on an outing from a recreational center, had been wading in the Loire river when the gravel riverbed beneath them gave way and swept them downstream into the deeper waters.[3]

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