Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné () is a former

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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 31 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune

Val-du-Layon Val-du-Layon () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is the municipal seat. History It was established on 31 December 2015 and consists of the former communes of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and S ...

. This rural village, located in the deep valley of Layon and in the Loire Valley, is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has an important mining past linked to the exploitation of the Lower Loire Coal Basin. A wine-growing town, its territory is located in the Coteaux du Layon appellation (

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village in the west of France, is located on the northern border of the Mauges on the way from

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

Rochefort-sur-Loire Rochefort-sur-Loire (, literally ''Rochefort on Loire'') 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 ...

.IGN et BRGM,

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Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné (49), consulté le 7 mars 2015. The territory of the Mauges is a small area that covers part of southwest

bounded by the waterways of the Loire in the north and the Layon in the east.Louis Poirier, ''Essai sur la morphologie de l'Anjou méridional (Mauges et Saumurois)'', Annales de Géographie, 1935, t.44, no. 251, p. 474 — Voir Mauges.