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Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
Part of Noyant-Villages
	Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude
	Coordinates: 47°33′35″N 0°10′25″E / 47.5597°N 0.1736°E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Beaufort-en-Vallée
Commune	Noyant-Villages
Area 1	16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)	126
• Density	7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Chalonnais, Chalonnaise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49490
Elevation	52–101 m (171–331 ft) ; (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Noyant-Villages.^[2]

This commune is located in the Baugeois, north-east of the commune of Noyant, within the boundaries of the department of Indre-et-Loire.

Geography

Location

This Angevin commune in western France is located in eastern Baugeois, between Broc (2 km) and Meigné-le-Vicomte (6 km), 21 km from Baugé and 39 km from Saumur^[3]^,^[4].

The Baugeois is the northeast part of the department of Maine-et-Loire. It is bounded to the south by the Authion valley and that of the Loire, and to the west by the Sarthe valley^[5].

Around Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude

The closest communes are Broc (2 km), Dénezé-sous-le-Lude (5 km), Dissé-sous-le-Lude (5 km), Marcilly-sur-Maulne (5 km), Braye-sur-Maulne (6 km), Meigné-le-Vicomte (6 km), Chigné (7 km), Noyant (7 km), Lublé (8 km) and Méon (8 km)^[4].

Geology and relief

The altitude of the commune varies from 52 to 101 meters^[6], for an average altitude of 77 meters.

The relief of the Baugeois consists mainly of a plateau, sandy soil, siliceous or limestone^[7], characterized by large sedimentary outcrops, cretaceous, light shades of sand and limestone.

Its territory covers an area of more than 16 km² (1649 hectares)^[6], and consists of hedgerows and forests^[8]. Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude is located on the landscape unit of Plateau du Baugeois^[9]. Part of the commune is classified as a natural area of ecological interest, floristic and wildlife (ZNIEFF), for areas of limestone lawns and afforestation between Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude and Broc, the humid valley in the Bareilles forest, the forest of Bareilles, and the Maulne valley^[10].

Climate

Its climate is temperate, oceanic type. The Angevin climate is particularly mild, due to its location between oceanic and continental influences. Generally winters are rainy, rare frosts and sunny summers^[7].

References

^ populations légales 2006 sur le site de l’INSEE
^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2016 (in French)
^ IGN and BRGM, Géoportail Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012
^ ^a ^b Lion1906, Orthodromic distances from Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012 — The distances displayed are orthodromic distances (as the crow flies).
^ P.Wagret J.Boussard J.Levron S. Mailliard-Bourdillon, Visages de l'Anjou, Horizons de France, 1951, page 10.
^ ^a ^b IGN, Répertoire Géographique des Communes (RGC 2010), retrieved 2 February 2011 — Data available on WikiAnjou.
^ ^a ^b Departmental meteorological committee, Les régions naturelles, Le climat, retrieved 24 May 2011.
^ C. C. Noyant, Communauté de communes, retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ Département de Maine-et-Loire - DIREN Pays de la Loire - DDE Maine-et-Loire, Atlas des paysages de Maine-et-Loire, Le Polygraphe Éditeur, 2003, page 58 to 71 - Data available on WikiAnjou.
^ DREAL Pays de la Loire, GéoSource environmental data, retrieved 13 May 2012.

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[1] ulations légales 2006 sur le site de l’INSEE

[2] Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2016 (in French)

[geoportail-3] IGN and BRGM, Géoportail Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012

[distances-4] Lion1906, Orthodromic distances from Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude (49), retrieved 13 May 2012 — The distances displayed are orthodromic distances (as the crow flies).

[wblm-5] P.Wagret J.Boussard J.Levron S. Mailliard-Bourdillon, Visages de l'Anjou, Horizons de France, 1951, page 10.

[ign-6] IGN, Répertoire Géographique des Communes (RGC 2010), retrieved 2 February 2011 — Data available on WikiAnjou.

[cmd-7] Departmental meteorological committee, Les régions naturelles, Le climat, retrieved 24 May 2011.

[cc-8] C. C. Noyant, Communauté de communes, retrieved 13 May 2012.

[9] Département de Maine-et-Loire - DIREN Pays de la Loire - DDE Maine-et-Loire, Atlas des paysages de Maine-et-Loire, Le Polygraphe Éditeur, 2003, page 58 to 71 - Data available on WikiAnjou.

[10] DREAL Pays de la Loire, GéoSource environmental data, retrieved 13 May 2012.

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