Saint-Georges-des-Gardes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ de ɡaʁd] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.[2] It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Georges-du-Puy-de-la-Garde and Les Gardes.[3] Its population was 1,560 in 2019.[1]
Saint-Georges-des-Gardes | |
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Part of Chemillé-en-Anjou | |
Location of Saint-Georges-des-Gardes  | |
  Saint-Georges-des-Gardes  Saint-Georges-des-Gardes | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′03″N 0°45′29″W / 47.1508°N 0.7581°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Chemillé-Melay |
| Commune | Chemillé-en-Anjou |
Area 1 | 27.53 km2 (10.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,560 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49120 |
| Elevation | 77–211 m (253–692 ft) (avg. 171 m or 561 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
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edit- ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Georges-des-Gardes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0027, 1 February 1973, pp. 1245-1247.
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