Cholet
Sign in to saveCholet (, 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 in western France with over 54,000 residents, making it the second-largest city in its department of Maine-et-Loire. The town's name likely derives from a Latin word meaning "cabbage," reflecting its historical agricultural roots.
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- Cholet
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 53,160
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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.
==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.