Chemillé-Melay
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Chemillé-Melay | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′47″N 0°43′33″W / 47.2131°N .72583°WCoordinates: 47°12′47″N 0°43′33″W / 47.2131°N .72583°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Chemillé-Melay |
| Intercommunality | Région de Chemillé |
| Area1 | 71.90 km2 (27.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 8,755 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49092 / 49120 |
| Elevation | 42–212 m (138–696 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Chemillé-Melay is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France.
History
It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former communes of Chemillé and Melay.
On 15 December 2015, Chanzeaux, La Chapelle-Rousselin, Chemillé-Melay, Cossé-d’Anjou, La Jumellière, Neuvy-en-Mauges, Sainte-Christine, Saint-Georges-des-Gardes, Saint-Lézin, La Salle-de-Vihiers, La Tourlandry and Valanjou merged becoming one commune called Chemillé-en-Anjou.
Points of interest
- Camifolia, a botanical garden specializing in medicinal plants
External links
- http://www.cc-region-chemille.fr
- Cybercentre du chemillois : http://www.cyberchemille.com
- Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
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