Les Bois-d'Anjou (French pronunciation: [le bwa dɑ̃ʒu] , literally The Woods of Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Fontaine-Guérin, Brion and Saint-Georges-du-Bois.[2]
Les Bois-d'Anjou | |
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.jpg) The town hall of Fontaine-Guérin | |
Location of Les Bois-d'Anjou  | |
  Les Bois-d'Anjou  Les Bois-d'Anjou | |
| Coordinates: 47°29′13″N 0°11′20″W / 47.487°N 0.189°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Beaufort-en-Anjou |
| Area 1 | 60.22 km2 (23.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,543 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49138 /49250 |
| 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. |
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| 1968 | 2,077 | — |
| 1975 | 1,866 | −1.52% |
| 1982 | 1,758 | −0.85% |
| 1990 | 1,864 | +0.73% |
| 1999 | 2,088 | +1.27% |
| 2007 | 2,368 | +1.59% |
| 2012 | 2,564 | +1.60% |
| 2017 | 2,653 | +0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
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