Mauges-sur-Loire

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
Commune
The centre of the village of La Pommeraye with the church and the town hall on the right
Location of Mauges-sur-Loire
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Coordinates: 47°21′25″N 0°51′40″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

Historical 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]

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 5 October 2015 (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE