Varades

Varades (French pronunciation: [vaʁad]; Breton: Gwared) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loireauxence.^[2]

Varades
Part of Loireauxence
The château in Varades
Coat of arms
Location of Varades
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Coordinates: 47°23′07″N 1°01′44″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Commune	Loireauxence
Area 1	45.82 km2 (17.69 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	3,721
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Varadaises, Varadais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	44370
Elevation	7–74 m (23–243 ft)
Website	www.varades.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Twinning

Varades has since August 2009 been twinned with the small Welsh/English border town of Knighton.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department