Thouarcé
| Thouarcé | |
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  Thouarcé | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Thouarcé | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′04″N 0°29′55″W / 47.2678°N 0.4986°WCoordinates: 47°16′04″N 0°29′55″W / 47.2678°N 0.4986°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Angers |
| Canton | Chemillé-Melay |
| Intercommunality | C. C. des Coteaux-du-Layon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Yves Le Bars |
| Area1 | 18.74 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,789 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49345 / 49380 |
| Elevation |
23–98 m (75–322 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft) |
| Website | Site officiel de la mairie de Thouarcé |
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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. | |
Thouarcé (/tuar.se/) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigne-en-Layon.[1]
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Layon.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 2 November 2015
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