Faveraye-Mâchelles is a former

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the Maine-et-Loire department in western

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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of

Bellevigne-en-Layon Bellevigne-en-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 Thouarcé, Champ-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Faye-d'Anjou and R ...

.Arrêté préfectoral
2 November 2015

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river

Layon The Layon () is a long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments in western France. Its source is near Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Loire, into which it flows near Chal ...

Geography

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