Chemillé-Melay
Chemillé-Melay | |
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Part of Chemillé-en-Anjou | |
Location of Chemillé-Melay  | |
  Chemillé-Melay  Chemillé-Melay | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′47″N 0°43′33″W / 47.2131°N 0.72583°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Chemillé-Melay |
| Commune | Chemillé-en-Anjou |
| Area 1 | 71.90 km2 (27.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | 8,822 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49120 |
| Elevation | 42–212 m (138–696 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chemillé-Melay was a short-lived commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France.
History
It was formed in January 2013 by the merger of the former communes of Chemillé and Melay.[2]
On 15 December 2015, Chanzeaux, La Chapelle-Rousselin, Chemillé-Melay, Cossé-d’Anjou, La Jumellière, Neuvy-en-Mauges, Sainte-Christine, Saint-Georges-des-Gardes, Saint-Lézin, La Salle-de-Vihiers, La Tourlandry and Valanjou merged becoming one commune called Chemillé-en-Anjou.[3]
Points of interest
- Camifolia, a botanical garden specializing in medicinal plants
References
- ^ Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 12 November 2012 (in French)
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 24 September 2015 (in French)
External links
- http://www.cc-region-chemille.fr
- Cybercentre du chemillois : https://web.archive.org/web/20160227100558/http://cyberchemille.com/
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