Beaupréau

Beaupréau (French pronunciation: [bopʁ(e)o] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Beaupréau
Part of Beaupréau-en-Mauges
Location of Beaupréau
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Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Cholet
Canton	Beaupréau
Commune	Beaupréau-en-Mauges
Area 1	35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	7,443
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49600
Elevation	32–117 m (105–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaupréau Castle

On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges and Villedieu-la-Blouère merged becoming one commune called Beaupréau-en-Mauges.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Èvre.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,678 —     1800 1,640 −38.8% 1806 1,893 +15.4% 1821 2,964 +56.6% 1831 3,207 +8.2% 1836 3,238 +1.0% 1841 3,887 +20.0% 1846 3,887 +0.0% 1851 3,669 −5.6% 1856 3,790 +3.3% 1861 3,821 +0.8% 1866 4,134 +8.2% 1872 3,758 −9.1% 1876 3,926 +4.5% 1881 3,878 −1.2% 1886 3,863 −0.4% 1891 3,857 −0.2% 1896 3,834 −0.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 3,746 −2.3% 1906 3,497 −6.6% 1911 3,590 +2.7% 1921 3,531 −1.6% 1926 3,667 +3.9% 1931 3,693 +0.7% 1936 3,767 +2.0% 1946 4,190 +11.2% 1954 4,398 +5.0% 1962 4,577 +4.1% 1968 4,955 +8.3% 1975 5,428 +9.5% 1982 5,782 +6.5% 1990 5,937 +2.7% 1999 6,217 +4.7% 2006 6,456 +3.8% 2008 6,717 +4.0% 2009 6,711 −0.1%

Twin towns

• Abergavenny, Wales

Notable people

• Damien Gaudin (Born 1986) professional cyclist
• Gabriel Gaté (Born 1955) chef
• Jean-Pascal Tricoire (Born 1963) business executive

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

External links

• Official site