Pouancé

Pouancé () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ombrée d'Anjou. It is located on the border of 4 French departements: Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne in the north, Ille-et-Vilaine in the north-west, and Loire-Atlantique in the west.

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Place details

Locality: Ombrée d'Anjou
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 3,559
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Pouancé
French commune.image: Chateaudepouance.JPG
French commune.caption: Pouancé Castle
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Pouancé (Maine-et-Loire).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Segré
French commune.canton: Segré
French commune.INSEE: 49248
French commune.postal code: 49420
French commune.commune: Ombrée d'Anjou
French commune.area km2: 48.97
French commune.population: 3133
French commune.population date: 2022
French commune.elevation min m: 48
French commune.elevation max m: 108

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Encyclopedic overview

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History
Toponymy
Coat of arms
Geography
Geology and hydrology
Climate
Nearby places
Evolution
Places of interest
Twin cities
See also
References

During the Middle Ages, Pouancé was situated on the border between Anjou, part of the Kingdom of France, and the independent duchy of Brittany. The city gained the nickname of "Door of Anjou, March of Brittany". The town retains its partially preserved city walls, some of its city gates and its medieval castle, which is the second largest in Anjou.

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