Cholet

Cholet (, probably from Latin cauletum, "cabbage") is a commune of western France, in the Maine-et-Loire department. With 54,404 inhabitants (2023), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the prefecture, Angers.

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Cholet is a city and commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Cholet, canton of Cholet-3, and the department of Maine-et-Loire. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Cholet and the cantons of Cholet-1, Cholet-2, and Cholet-3. The municipality has a population of 55,772, comprising 26,028 males and 27,889 females, and covers an area of 87.47 square kilometers.

The city is located in the Pays de la Loire region and shares borders with Maulévrier, Le May-sur-Èvre, Mazières-en-Mauges, and Nuaillé. Its postal code is 49300. Cholet is twinned with Dorohoi, Oldenburg, Dénia, and Solihull. The town is described in sources such as The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality: Cholet
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 53,160
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Cholet
French commune.commune status: Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Cholet (Maine-et-Loire).svg
French commune.image: Cholet.jpg
French commune.arrondissement: Cholet
French commune.canton: Cholet-1 and 2
French commune.INSEE: 49099
French commune.postal code: 49300
French commune.mayor: Gilles Bourdouleix
French commune.party: CNIP
French commune.term: 2021–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Cholet Agglomération
French commune.elevation m: 124
French commune.elevation min m: 63
French commune.elevation max m: 184
French commune.area km2: 87.47

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Cholet
Country: France
Located in: Maine-et-Loire
Population: 54404
Area: 87.47
Elevation: 118
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Official website: www.cholet.fr/welcome
Image: Cholet - Jardin du Mail (1).jpg

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postal code: 49300
topic's main category: Category:Cholet
twinned administrative body: Araya
Commons category: Cholet
category for people born here: Category:Births in Cholet
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cholet
category of associated people: Category:People from Cholet
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
male population: 26028
female population: 27889
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-72-77-20-00
fax number: +33-2-72-77-23-08
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Climate
History
Demographics
Sights
Economy
Transport
Education
Sport
Twin towns - sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
External links

==Geography== Cholet stands on an eminence on the right bank of the river Moine, which is crossed by a bridge from the fifteenth century. It is about 50 km southeast of Nantes. Cholet is the centre of the Cholet Agglomération with about 107,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the arrondissement of Cholet and of the cantons Cholet-1 and Cholet-2.

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