La Varenne (French pronunciation: [la vaʁɛn] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.[2] Its population was 1,796 in 2019.[1]
La Varenne | |
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Part of Orée-d'Anjou | |
Location of La Varenne  | |
  La Varenne  La Varenne | |
| Coordinates: 47°18′48″N 1°19′15″W / 47.3133°N 1.3208°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | La Pommeraye |
| Commune | Orée-d'Anjou |
Area 1 | 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,796 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49270 |
| Elevation | 1–82 m (3.3–269.0 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the town of La Varenne are "Varennais, Varennaises".
Demography
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 864 | — |
| 1968 | 887 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 904 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,088 | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 1,278 | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 1,366 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1,599 | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 1,796 | +12.3% |
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[1] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral, 25 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Varenne, EHESS (in French).
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