Champtocé-sur-Loire

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Location of Champtocé-sur-Loire
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(2020–2026) Valérie Lévêque[1]Area
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36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi)Population
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1,846 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)Demonym(s)Champtocéen, ChamptocéenneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
49068 /49123
Elevation11–83 m (36–272 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)Websitewww.champtoce.fr1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champtocé-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃tɔse syʁ lwaʁ] ⓘ, literally Champtocé on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Its castle gained notoriety as a scene of some of the crimes of the medieval child murderer, Gilles de Rais.

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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