Sèvremoine

Sèvremoine (French pronunciation: [sɛvʁəmwan] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges is the municipal seat. It takes its name from the river Sèvre Nantaise and Moine.

Sèvremoine
Commune
Menhir in Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges
Location of Sèvremoine
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Coordinates: 47°07′26″N 0°59′38″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Cholet
Canton	Sèvremoine
Intercommunality	Mauges Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Huchon[1]
Area 1	213.23 km2 (82.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	25,764
• Density	120.83/km2 (312.94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49301 /49450, 49710, 49230
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 Le Longeron, Montfaucon-Montigné, La Renaudière, Roussay, Saint-André-de-la-Marche, Saint-Crespin-sur-Moine, Saint-Germain-sur-Moine, Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges, Tillières and Torfou.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	17,348	—
1975	18,224	+0.71%
1982	19,373	+0.88%
1990	20,037	+0.42%
1999	20,603	+0.31%
2007	23,175	+1.48%
2012	24,661	+1.25%
2017	25,414	+0.60%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Sèvremoine at 1 January 2020, INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department