Chalonnes-sur-Loire

Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Commune
The Chalonnes-sur-Loire bridge
Coat of arms
Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°21′05″N 0°45′45″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Government
• Mayor	Stella Dupont
Area1	38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	6,550
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

Geography

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).

Twin towns

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

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department