Champtoceaux
Champtoceaux | |
|---|---|
Location of Champtoceaux  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Champtoceaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Yves Bourgeais |
Area 1 | 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 1,748 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49069 /49270 |
| Elevation | 2–86 m (6.6–282.2 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Champtoceaux is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.[1]
History
Champtoceaux name derives from Latin Castrum Sellense. Inhabitants are called Castrocelsiens today.
Twin towns
Verwood[1] in East Dorset, England.
Niederheimbach[2] in the Mainz-Bingen Kreis of Germany.
Calcinato[3] in the province of Brescia, in the Lombardy region of Italy
See also
References
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral, 25 November 2015 Template:Fr
External links
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