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
Beaupréau is located in France
Beaupréau
Beaupréau
Beaupréau is located in Pays de la Loire
Beaupréau
Beaupréau
Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonBeaupréau
CommuneBeaupréau-en-Mauges
Area
1
35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
7,443
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49600
Elevation32–117 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
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  3. Bonvouloir, Marine (2001-03-09). "Gabriel Gaté : Une French star aux antipodes" [Gabriel Gaté: A French star poles apart]. Le Point (in French). Le Point Communication. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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