Arrondissement of Segré

Segré
Arrondissement
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
No. of communes26
SubprefectureSegré-en-Anjou Bleu
Area
1,283.0 km2 (495.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
70,995
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE code494

The arrondissement of Segré is an arrondissement of France in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 26 communes.[2] Its population is 70,921 (2021), and its area is 1,283.0 km2 (495.4 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Segré, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Angrie (49008)
  2. Armaillé (49010)
  3. Bécon-les-Granits (49026)
  4. Bouillé-Ménard (49036)
  5. Bourg-l'Évêque (49038)
  6. Candé (49054)
  7. Carbay (49056)
  8. Challain-la-Potherie (49061)
  9. Chambellay (49064)
  10. Chazé-sur-Argos (49089)
  11. Chenillé-Champteussé (49067)
  12. Erdre-en-Anjou (49367)
  13. Grez-Neuville (49155)
  14. Les Hauts-d'Anjou (49080)
  15. La Jaille-Yvon (49161)
  16. Juvardeil (49170)
  17. Le Lion-d'Angers (49176)
  18. Loiré (49178)
  19. Miré (49205)
  20. Montreuil-sur-Maine (49217)
  21. Ombrée d'Anjou (49248)
  22. Saint-Augustin-des-Bois (49266)
  23. Sceaux-d'Anjou (49330)
  24. Segré-en-Anjou Bleu (49331)
  25. Thorigné-d'Anjou (49344)
  26. Val d'Erdre-Auxence (49183)

History

The arrondissement of Segré was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Maine-et-Loire, it gained four communes from the arrondissement of Angers.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Segré were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Candé
  2. Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe
  3. Le Lion-d'Angers
  4. Pouancé
  5. Segré

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Segré (494)". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique de Maine-et-Loire
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 49 Maine-et-Loire, INSEE

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