Saint-Georges-sur-Layon

Saint-Georges-sur-Layon
Part of Doué-en-Anjou
Location of Saint-Georges-sur-Layon
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Coordinates: 47°11′54″N 0°22′02″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Doué-la-Fontaine
Commune	Doué-en-Anjou
Area ^1	22.5 km^2 (8.7 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	759
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49700
Elevation	39–86 m (128–282 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-sur-Layon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ syʁ lɛjɔ̃] ^ⓘ, literally Saint Georges on Layon) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.[2] On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou.[3] Its population was 759 in 2019.[1]

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Layon.

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Georges-sur-Layon, EHESS (in French).
3. Arrêté préfectoral 23 September 2016 (in French)

The church, south-west side view.