Les Verchers-sur-Layon

Les Verchers-sur-Layon (French pronunciation: [le vɛʁʃe syʁ lɛ̃jɔ̃] , literally Les Verchers on Layon) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou.[2]

Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Location of Les Verchers-sur-Layon
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Les Verchers-sur-Layon is located in France
Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Les Verchers-sur-Layon is located in Pays de la Loire
Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 0°17′44″W / 47.1547°N 0.2956°W / 47.1547; -0.2956
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSaumur
CantonDoué-la-Fontaine
CommuneDoué-en-Anjou
Area
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30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
884
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Verchéen, Verchéenne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49700
Elevation48–109 m (157–358 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is traversed by the river Layon.

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