Le Lion-d'Angers


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Le Lion-d'Angers (French pronunciation: [lə ljɔ̃ dɑ̃ʒe] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Andigné was merged into Le Lion-d'Angers.[3]

Le Lion-d'Angers

A general view of Le Lion-d'Angers

A general view of Le Lion-d'Angers

Coat of arms of Le Lion-d'Angers

Coat of arms

Location of Le Lion-d'Angers

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Le Lion-d'Angers is located in France

Le Lion-d'Angers

Le Lion-d'Angers

Le Lion-d'Angers is located in Pays de la Loire

Le Lion-d'Angers

Le Lion-d'Angers

Coordinates: 47°37′43″N 0°42′42″W / 47.6286°N 0.7117°W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSegré
CantonTiercé
IntercommunalityVallées du Haut-Anjou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Étienne Glémot[1]
Area

1

47.74 km2 (18.43 sq mi)
Population

 (2021)[2]

5,254
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lionnais, Lionnaise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code

49176 /49220

Elevation17–78 m (56–256 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 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 Oudon forms part of the commune's southern border before joining the river Mayenne, which forms part of the commune's eastern border.

The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,478—    
1975 2,569+0.52%
1982 2,983+2.16%
1990 3,362+1.51%
1999 3,609+0.79%
2007 3,989+1.26%
2012 4,268+1.36%
2017 4,924+2.90%
Source: INSEE[4]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine 12 August 2015
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
Sunset on the Oudon