Beaupréau
Beaupréau (pronounced [bo.pʁe.o]) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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Part of Beaupréau-en-Mauges | |
Location of Beaupréau | |
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Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Cholet |
Canton | Beaupréau |
Commune | Beaupréau-en-Mauges |
Area 1 | 35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | 7,220 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 49600 |
Elevation | 32–117 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. |
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 Èvre river.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
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
- Damien Gaudin (Born 1986) professional cyclist
- Gabriel Gaté[3] (Born 1955) chef
Reference
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- 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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