arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
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France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...
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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 ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
of the Maine-et-Loire department:
Angers
Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...
) with 66
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, ...
. The population of the arrondissement was 380,215 in 2016.
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Arrondissement of Cholet
The arrondissement of Cholet is an arrondissement of France in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 32 communes. Its population is 224,581 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of ...
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subprefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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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 ...
) with 32 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 224,581 in 2016.
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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 ...
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Saumur
Saumur () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc.. Saumur statio ...
) with 52 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 135,333 in 2016.
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Arrondissement of Segré
The arrondissement of Segré is an arrondissement of France in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 27 communes. Its population is 70,805 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement ...
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Segré
Segré () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Segré-en-Anjou Bleu.Historique de Maine-et-Loire /ref>
The borders of the arrondissements of Maine-et-Loire were modified in January 2017:
* four communes from the arrondissement of Angers to the arrondissement of Saumur
* four communes from the arrondissement of Angers to the arrondissement of Segré
* two communes from the arrondissement of Saumur to the arrondissement of Angers
* nine communes from the arrondissement of Saumur to the arrondissement of Cholet
References
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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 ...