Noyant-la-Gravoyère (French pronunciation: [nwajɑ̃ la ɡʁavwajɛʁ] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Segré-en-Anjou Bleu.[2] Its population was 1,867 in 2021,[1] down from 1,961 in 1962.

Noyant-la-Gravoyère
Location of Noyant-la-Gravoyère
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Noyant-la-Gravoyère is located in France
Noyant-la-Gravoyère
Noyant-la-Gravoyère
Noyant-la-Gravoyère is located in Pays de la Loire
Noyant-la-Gravoyère
Noyant-la-Gravoyère
Coordinates: 47°42′17″N 0°57′14″W / 47.7047°N 0.9539°W / 47.7047; -0.9539
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSegré
CantonSegré
CommuneSegré-en-Anjou Bleu
Area
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11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,867
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49520
Elevation32–102 m (105–335 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

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The river Verzée forms part of the commune's southern border. The Mine Bleue slate museum offers visits 126 metres (413 ft) below ground.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ Paris Aéroport, Paris Vous Aime Magazine, No 13, avril-may-juin 2023, p. 146