Morannes () 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 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 western

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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Morannes-sur-Sarthe,Arrêté préfectoral
2 November 2015 which became part of

Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray () is a commune in the department of Maine-et-Loire, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of ''Morannes-sur-Sarthe'' and Daumeray. ''Morannes-sur-Sarthe' ...

in January 2017.

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