Maulévrier

Maulévrier
The menhir of Pierre au Sel in Maulévrier
Location of Maulévrier
Maulévrier
Maulévrier
Coordinates: 47°00′36″N 0°44′38″W / 47.01°N 0.7439°W / 47.01; -0.7439
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonCholet-2
IntercommunalityCholetais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Hervé
Area
1
33.63 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
3,203
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Maulévrais, Maulévraise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49192 /49360
Elevation87–176 m (285–577 ft)
Websitemaulevrier.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maulévrier is a commune. It is in Pays de la Loire in the Maine-et-Loire department in west France.

Sights

  • The menhir of Pierre au Sel
  • The château of Colbert, dating from the 17th century
  • Parc Oriental de Maulévrier, the largest Japanese garden in France
  • The château of La Guichardière, dating from the 15th century

Notable people

  • Louis Luçon (1842–1930), Archbishop of Reims
  • Jean-Marc Ayrault (born 1950), Prime Minister of France (2012–2014)

References

  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.