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Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude | |
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Part of Noyant-Villages | |
  Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude  Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′35″N 0°10′25″E / 47.5597°N 0.1736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Beaufort-en-Vallée |
| Commune | Noyant-Villages |
| Area 1 | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2006[1]) | 126 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Chalonnais, Chalonnaise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49490 |
| Elevation | 52–101 m (171–331 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Noyant-Villages.[2]
This commune is located in the Baugeois, north-east of the commune of Noyant, within the boundaries of the department of Indre-et-Loire.
Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
This Angevin commune in western France is located in eastern Baugeois, between Broc (2 km) and Meigné-le-Vicomte (6 km), 21 km from Baugé and 39 km from Saumur[3], [4].
The Baugeois is the northeast part of the department of Maine-et-Loire. It is bounded to the south by the Authion valley and that of the Loire, and to the west by the Sarthe valley[5].
Around Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude[edit]
The closest communes are Broc (2 km), Dénezé-sous-le-Lude (5 km), Dissé-sous-le-Lude (5 km), Marcilly-sur-Maulne (5 km), Braye-sur-Maulne (6 km), Meigné-le-Vicomte (6 km), Chigné (7 km), Noyant (7 km), Lublé (8 km) and Méon (8 km)[4].
Geology and relief[edit]
The altitude of the commune varies from 52 to 101 meters[6], for an average altitude of 77 meters.
The relief of the Baugeois consists mainly of a plateau, sandy soil, siliceous or limestone[7], characterized by large sedimentary outcrops, cretaceous, light shades of sand and limestone.
Its territory covers an area of more than 16 km2 (1649 hectares)[6], and consists of hedgerows and forests[8]. Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is located on the landscape unit of Plateau du Baugeois[9]. Part of the commune is classified as a natural area of ecological interest, floristic and wildlife (ZNIEFF), for areas of limestone lawns and afforestation between Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude and Broc, the humid valley in the Bareilles forest, the forest of Bareilles, and the Maulne valley[10].
Climate[edit]
Its climate is temperate, oceanic type. The Angevin climate is particularly mild, due to its location between oceanic and continental influences. Generally winters are rainy, rare frosts and sunny summers[7].
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ populations légales 2006 sur le site de l’INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2016 (in French)
- ^ IGN and BRGM, Géoportail Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012
- ^ a b Lion1906, Orthodromic distances from Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012 — The distances displayed are orthodromic distances (as the crow flies).
- ^ P.Wagret J.Boussard J.Levron S. Mailliard-Bourdillon, Visages de l'Anjou, Horizons de France, 1951, page 10.
- ^ a b IGN, Répertoire Géographique des Communes (RGC 2010), retrieved 2 February 2011 — Data available on WikiAnjou.
- ^ a b Departmental meteorological committee, Les régions naturelles, Le climat, retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ C. C. Noyant, Communauté de communes, retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Département de Maine-et-Loire - DIREN Pays de la Loire - DDE Maine-et-Loire, Atlas des paysages de Maine-et-Loire, Le Polygraphe Éditeur, 2003, page 58 to 71 - Data available on WikiAnjou.
- ^ DREAL Pays de la Loire, GéoSource environmental data, retrieved 13 May 2012.
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