Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Les Verchers-sur-Layon (French pronunciation: [le vɛʁʃe syʁ lɛ̃jɔ̃] (
listen), literally Les Verchers on Layon) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou.[2]
Les Verchers-sur-Layon | |
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Part of Doué-en-Anjou | |
Location of Les Verchers-sur-Layon 
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  Les Verchers-sur-Layon  Les Verchers-sur-Layon | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 0°17′44″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Doué-la-Fontaine |
| Commune | Doué-en-Anjou |
| Area 1 | 30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 859 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Verchéen, Verchéenne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49700 |
| Elevation | 48–109 m (157–358 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Layon.
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 23 September 2016 (in French)
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