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Pouancé
Sign in to savePouancé () 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
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 14 December 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Pouancé
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Ombrée d'Anjou
- Population
- +3286
- Area
- +48.97
- Elevation
- +86
- Capital of
- canton of Pouancé
- Shares border with
- Senonnes
- Official website
- www.ville-pouance.fr
- Image
- Pouancé - Vue générale.JPG
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Coat of arms
- Geography
- Geology and hydrology
- Climate
- Nearby places
- Evolution
- Places of interest
- Twin cities
- See also
- References
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.
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.