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Saint-Germain-sur-Moine

Part of Sèvremoine in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of Saint-Germain-sur-Moine

47°07′07″N 1°07′18″W / 47.1186°N 1.1217°W / 47.1186; -1.1217CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentMaine-et-LoireArrondissementCholetCantonSaint-Macaire-en-MaugesCommuneSèvremoine Area

26.79 km² (10.34 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

2,971 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

49230

Elevation75 m (246 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-sur-Moine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ syʁ mwan] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.^[2]

Geography

Saint-Germain-sur-Moine is located about 75 meters above sea level and is adjacent to the municipalities of Montfaucon-Montigné and Tillieres. The largest town near Saint-Germain-sur-Moine is the town of Cholet, situated 20 km south-east. The river Moine is the main river that runs through the town of Saint-Germain-sur-Moine.

History

On 15 December 2015, Le Longeron, Montfaucon-Montigné, La Renaudière, Roussay, Saint-André-de-la-Marche, Saint-Crespin-sur-Moine, Saint-Germain-sur-Moine, Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges, Tillières and Torfou merged becoming one commune called Sèvremoine.

Twinned towns

Lampeter, Wales^[3]

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Germain-sur-Moine, EHESS (in French).
^ Lampeter and St Germain Sur Moine, 2001, French seal of approval for town, Cambrian News, 15 February 2001 Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine