The arrondissement of Cholet is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indre-e ...

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in the

Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...

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. It has 32

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 224,581 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cholet, and their

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Beaupréau-en-Mauges Beaupréau-en-Mauges () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It was established on 15 December 2015 by the merger of the former communes of Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, ...

(49023) #

Bégrolles-en-Mauges Bégrolles-en-Mauges () is a Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department References

Communes of Maine-et-Lo ...

(49027) # Cernusson (49057) # Les Cerqueux (49058) # Chanteloup-les-Bois (49070) #

Chemillé-en-Anjou Chemillé-en-Anjou (, literally ''Chemillé in Anjou'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Chemillé is the municipal seat. History It was established on 15 December 2015 by the merger of the former communes of ...

(49092) #

Cholet Cholet (, , probably from Latin language, Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a Communes of France, commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous c ...

(49099) #

Cléré-sur-Layon Cléré-sur-Layon (, literally ''Cléré on Layon'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Layon, which flows northeastward through the commune. See also *Communes ...

(49102) # Coron (49109) #

Lys-Haut-Layon Lys-Haut-Layon () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Vihiers (including Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide), Les Cerqueux-sou ...

(49373) #

Mauges-sur-Loire Mauges-sur-Loire (, literally ''Mauges on Loire'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. La Pommeraye is the municipal seat. History It was established on 15 December 2015 and consists of the former communes of Be ...

(49244) #

Maulévrier Maulévrier () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Points of interest *Parc Oriental de Maulévrier which is the biggest Japanese garden in France See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following i ...

(49192) #

Le May-sur-Èvre Le May-sur-Èvre (, literally ''Le May on Èvre'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The population in 2018 was just under 4,000. Geography The commune is traversed by the Èvre river. It is around 10 km no ...

(49193) #

Mazières-en-Mauges Mazières-en-Mauges () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The commune ...

(49195) #

Montilliers Montilliers () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooper ...

(49211) #

Montrevault-sur-Èvre Montrevault-sur-Èvre (, literally ''Montrevault on Èvre'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Montrevault is the municipal seat. History It was established on 15 December 2015 and consists of the former commun ...

(49218) #

Nuaillé Nuaillé () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate ...

(49231) #

Orée-d'Anjou Orée-d'Anjou (, literally ''Edge of Anjou'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Champtoceaux is the municipal seat. History It was established on 15 December 2015 and consists of the former communes of Bouzillé, ...

(49069) #

Passavant-sur-Layon Passavant-sur-Layon (, literally ''Passavant on Layon'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Layon. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The followin ...

(49236) # La Plaine (49240) # La Romagne (49260) #

Saint-Christophe-du-Bois Saint-Christophe-du-Bois () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. History According to an unconfirmed tradition recorded in 1705, Saint Maurille, bishop of Angers, was the founder of Saint-Christophe in the 4th cent ...

(49269) #

Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (, literally ''Saint-Léger under Cholet'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. History Before the French Revolution, the town and the north of the village (Haut-Saint-Léger) depended on ...

(49299) #

Saint-Paul-du-Bois Saint-Paul-du-Bois () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes ...

(49310) #

La Séguinière La Séguinière () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Twinning La Séguinière is twinned with Coxheath, Kent, England. History From the 5th to the 9th century, the territory was part of ancient Tiphalia, the c ...

(49332) #

Sèvremoine Sèvremoine () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges is the municipal seat. It takes its name from the river Sèvre Nantaise and Moine. History It was established on 15 December 2015 and c ...

(49301) #

Somloire Somloire () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is around 20 km east of Cholet. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire depart ...

(49336) #

La Tessoualle La Tessoualle () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperat ...

(49343) #

Toutlemonde Toutlemonde () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooper ...

(49352) #

Trémentines Trémentines () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The musicologist Jean-Pierre Ouvrard (1948–1992) was born in Trémentines. Geography The commune is traversed by the Èvre river. See also *Communes of the Mai ...

(49355) # Vezins (49371) # Yzernay (49381)

History

The arrondissement of Beaupréau was created in 1800. The subprefecture was moved to Cholet in 1857.Historique de Maine-et-Loire
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Maine-et-Loire, it gained nine communes from the

arrondissement of Saumur The arrondissement of Saumur is an arrondissement of France in the Maine-et-Loire departement in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 52 communes. Its population is 135,333 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissemen ...

. As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cholet were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 49 Maine-et-Loire
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Beaupréau Beaupréau () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Maug ...

Champtoceaux Champtoceaux () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.Chemillé Chemillé () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. In January 2013 it became part of the new commune Chemillé-Melay, which became part of Chemillé-en-Anjou in December 2015.Cholet-1 # Cholet-2 # Cholet-3 #

Montfaucon-Montigné Montfaucon-Montigné () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. History The commune was created in 2000 from the merger of Montfaucon-sur-Moine and Montigné-sur-Moine, two formerly neighboring towns. On 15 De ...

# Montrevault # Saint-Florent-le-Vieil

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