Chalonnes-sur-Loire
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Chalonnes-sur-Loire | |
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.jpg) The Chalonnes-sur-Loire bridge | |
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  Chalonnes-sur-Loire  Chalonnes-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′05″N 0°45′45″W / 47.3514°N 0.7625°WCoordinates: 47°21′05″N 0°45′45″W / 47.3514°N 0.7625°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Angers |
| Canton | Chalonnes-sur-Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stella Dupont |
| Area 1 | 38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-01-01)[1] | 6,738 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49063 /49290 |
| Elevation | 10–99 m (33–325 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is located on the right bank of the Loire River in the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site area.
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Geography[edit]
The town is in the heart of the Anjou, a historical agricultural region southwest of Angers renowned for Loire Valley wines. The Layon flows into the Loire River at the commune.
The airport nearest to Chalonnes-sur-Loire for regional flights is Angers – Loire Airport (41 km), and for international flights is Nantes Atlantique Airport (67 km).[2]
Twin towns[edit]
Chalonnes-sur-Loire is twinned with:
Tecklenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (since 1982)
Sanniki, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Béal Átha na Slua, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2016". INSEE. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "information" Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
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