Mauges-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [moʒ syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Mauges on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. La Pommeraye is the municipal seat.
Mauges-sur-Loire | |
|---|---|
01.JPG) The centre of the village of La Pommeraye with the church and the town hall on the right | |
Location of Mauges-sur-Loire  | |
  Mauges-sur-Loire  Mauges-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′25″N 0°51′40″W / 47.357°N 0.861°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Mauges-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Mauges Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Piton[1] |
| Area 1 | 191.84 km2 (74.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 18,331 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49244 /49620, 49410, 49110, 49290, 49570 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
It was established on 15 December 2015 and consists of the former communes of Beausse, Botz-en-Mauges, Bourgneuf-en-Mauges, La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Le Marillais, Le Mesnil-en-Vallée, Montjean-sur-Loire, La Pommeraye, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine and Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 13,995 | — |
| 1975 | 14,428 | +0.44% |
| 1982 | 15,340 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 15,541 | +0.16% |
| 1999 | 15,880 | +0.24% |
| 2007 | 17,233 | +1.03% |
| 2012 | 18,153 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 18,284 | +0.14% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Mauges-sur-Loire at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[4] | ||