Saint-Florent-le-Vieil
Saint-Florent-le-Vieil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɑ̃ lə vjɛj] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.[2] On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Mauges-sur-Loire.[3] Its population was 2,834 in 2019.[1]
Saint-Florent-le-Vieil | |
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Part of Mauges-sur-Loire | |
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Location of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil | |
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| Coordinates: 47°21′44″N 1°00′54″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil |
| Commune | Mauges-sur-Loire |
| Area 1 | 24.89 km2 (9.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 2,834 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49410 |
| Elevation | 7–130 m (23–427 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The river Èvre forms the commune's western border, then flows into the Loire, forming the commune's northern border.
Saint-Florent-le-Viel is located on the La Loire à vélo, itself a subset of the EuroVelo6, the trans-European bicycle route.
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-Florent-le-Vieil, EHESS (in French).
- Arrêté préfectoral 5 October 2015 (in French)
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