Beaulieu-sur-Layon (French pronunciation: [boljø syʁ lɛjɔ̃] , literally Beaulieu on Layon) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The composer and organist Louis Aubeux (1917–1999) was born in Beaulieu-sur-Layon.
Beaulieu-sur-Layon | |
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 The church in Beaulieu-sur-Layon | |
Location of Beaulieu-sur-Layon  | |
  Beaulieu-sur-Layon  Beaulieu-sur-Layon | |
| Coordinates: 47°18′41″N 0°35′17″W / 47.3114°N 0.5881°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Angers |
| Canton | Chemillé-en-Anjou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Martine Chauvin[1] |
Area 1 | 12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,353 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49022 /49750 |
| Elevation | 17–104 m (56–341 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is traversed by the river Layon.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 948 | — |
| 1975 | 944 | −0.06% |
| 1982 | 995 | +0.75% |
| 1990 | 981 | −0.18% |
| 1999 | 1,069 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 1,393 | +3.36% |
| 2012 | 1,421 | +0.40% |
| 2017 | 1,391 | −0.43% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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