Beaupréau

Beaupréau (pronounced [bo.pʁe.o]) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Beaupréau
Part of Beaupréau-en-Mauges
Location of Beaupréau
Beaupréau
Beaupréau
Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonBeaupréau
CommuneBeaupréau-en-Mauges
Area
1
35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
7,220
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49600
Elevation32–117 m (105–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Beaupréau Castle

On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges and Villedieu-la-Blouère merged becoming one commune called Beaupréau-en-Mauges.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Èvre river.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 2,678—    
1800 1,640−38.8%
1806 1,893+15.4%
1821 2,964+56.6%
1831 3,207+8.2%
1836 3,238+1.0%
1841 3,887+20.0%
1846 3,887+0.0%
1851 3,669−5.6%
1856 3,790+3.3%
1861 3,821+0.8%
1866 4,134+8.2%
1872 3,758−9.1%
1876 3,926+4.5%
1881 3,878−1.2%
1886 3,863−0.4%
1891 3,857−0.2%
1896 3,834−0.6%
1901 3,746−2.3%
1906 3,497−6.6%
1911 3,590+2.7%
1921 3,531−1.6%
1926 3,667+3.9%
1931 3,693+0.7%
1936 3,767+2.0%
1946 4,190+11.2%
1954 4,398+5.0%
1962 4,577+4.1%
1968 4,955+8.3%
1975 5,428+9.5%
1982 5,782+6.5%
1990 5,937+2.7%
1999 6,217+4.7%
2006 6,456+3.8%
2008 6,717+4.0%
2009 6,711−0.1%

Twin towns

Notable people
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gollark: I actually like what Windows Phones were like. Apart from the whole Windows thing. Shame they cancelled those.
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gollark: Which I *don't want*.
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See also

Reference
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  3. Bonvouloir, Marine (2001-03-09). "Gabriel Gaté : Une French star aux antipodes" [Gabriel Gaté: A French star poles apart]. Le Point (in French). Le Point Communication. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.



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