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Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is located in France
Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is located in Pays de la Loire
Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
Coordinates: 47°33′35″N 0°10′25″E / 47.5597°N 0.1736°E / 47.5597; 0.1736
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSaumur
CantonBeaufort-en-Vallée
CommuneNoyant-Villages
Area
1
16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2006[1])
126
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Chalonnais, Chalonnaise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49490
Elevation52–101 m (171–331 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Noyant-Villages.[2]

This commune is located in the Baugeois, north-east of the commune of Noyant, within the boundaries of the department of Indre-et-Loire.

Geography

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Location

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This Angevin commune in western France is located in eastern Baugeois, between Broc (2 km) and Meigné-le-Vicomte (6 km), 21 km from Baugé and 39 km from Saumur[3], [4].

The Baugeois is the northeast part of the department of Maine-et-Loire. It is bounded to the south by the Authion valley and that of the Loire, and to the west by the Sarthe valley[5].

Around Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude

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The closest communes are Broc (2 km), Dénezé-sous-le-Lude (5 km), Dissé-sous-le-Lude (5 km), Marcilly-sur-Maulne (5 km), Braye-sur-Maulne (6 km), Meigné-le-Vicomte (6 km), Chigné (7 km), Noyant (7 km), Lublé (8 km) and Méon (8 km)[4].

Geology and relief

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The altitude of the commune varies from 52 to 101 meters[6], for an average altitude of 77 meters.

The relief of the Baugeois consists mainly of a plateau, sandy soil, siliceous or limestone[7], characterized by large sedimentary outcrops, cretaceous, light shades of sand and limestone.

Its territory covers an area of more than 16 km2 (1649 hectares)[6], and consists of hedgerows and forests[8]. Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is located on the landscape unit of Plateau du Baugeois[9]. Part of the commune is classified as a natural area of ecological interest, floristic and wildlife (ZNIEFF), for areas of limestone lawns and afforestation between Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude and Broc, the humid valley in the Bareilles forest, the forest of Bareilles, and the Maulne valley[10].

Climate

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Its climate is temperate, oceanic type. The Angevin climate is particularly mild, due to its location between oceanic and continental influences. Generally winters are rainy, rare frosts and sunny summers[7].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ populations légales 2006 sur le site de l’INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ IGN and BRGM, Géoportail Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012
  4. ^ a b Lion1906, Orthodromic distances from Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012 — The distances displayed are orthodromic distances (as the crow flies).
  5. ^ P.Wagret J.Boussard J.Levron S. Mailliard-Bourdillon, Visages de l'Anjou, Horizons de France, 1951, page 10.
  6. ^ a b IGN, Répertoire Géographique des Communes (RGC 2010), retrieved 2 February 2011 — Data available on WikiAnjou.
  7. ^ a b Departmental meteorological committee, Les régions naturelles, Le climat, retrieved 24 May 2011.
  8. ^ C. C. Noyant, Communauté de communes, retrieved 13 May 2012.
  9. ^ Département de Maine-et-Loire - DIREN Pays de la Loire - DDE Maine-et-Loire, Atlas des paysages de Maine-et-Loire, Le Polygraphe Éditeur, 2003, page 58 to 71 - Data available on WikiAnjou.
  10. ^ DREAL Pays de la Loire, GéoSource environmental data, retrieved 13 May 2012.



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