Baugé-en-Anjou (French pronunciation: [boʒe ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃ʒu] , literally Baugé in Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. This new commune was created on 1 January 2013 from the merger of five former communes, Baugé, Montpollin, Pontigné, Saint-Martin-d'Arcé and Le Vieil-Baugé, which became communes déléguées (lit. "delegated communes"). Its center is Baugé.[3] On 1 January 2016, it was further expanded with the former communes Bocé, Chartrené, Cheviré-le-Rouge, Clefs-Val d'Anjou, Cuon, Échemiré, Fougeré, Le Guédeniau and Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire.[4] Clefs-Val d'Anjou was the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the former communes Clefs and Vaulandry.[5]
Baugé-en-Anjou | |
|---|---|
 The Château of Baugé | |
Location of Baugé-en-Anjou  | |
  Baugé-en-Anjou  Baugé-en-Anjou | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′31″N 0°06′11″W / 47.542°N 0.103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Beaufort-en-Anjou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Chalopin[1] |
| Area 1 | 268.25 km2 (103.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 11,757 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49018 /49150 |
| Elevation | 27–102 m (89–335 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 10,864 | — |
| 1975 | 10,313 | −0.74% |
| 1982 | 10,441 | +0.18% |
| 1990 | 10,329 | −0.13% |
| 1999 | 10,516 | +0.20% |
| 2007 | 11,232 | +0.83% |
| 2012 | 11,833 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 11,892 | +0.10% |
| 2020 | 11,735 | −0.44% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Baugé-en-Anjou at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[6] | ||
See also
References
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