Les Rosiers-sur-Loire
| Les Rosiers-sur-Loire | |
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  Les Rosiers-sur-Loire | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Les Rosiers-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′08″N 0°13′27″W / 47.3522°N 0.2242°WCoordinates: 47°21′08″N 0°13′27″W / 47.3522°N 0.2242°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Saumur-Nord |
| Intercommunality |
C. C. Loire Longué Pays des Vallées d'Anjou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Sauleau |
| Area1 | 26.11 km2 (10.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,281 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49261 / 49350 |
| Elevation |
18–26 m (59–85 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 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. | |
Les Rosiers-sur-Loire is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire Region in western France.
The Commune was called "Les Rosiers" until 1993, when it became "Les Rosiers-sur-Loire".
The village is in the heart of the Anjou, south-west of Angers and north-west of Saumur. Its territory, situated on the banks of the Loire is essentially rural.
As a Loire village, its history has sometimes been troubled, as it was during the Second World War.
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