Beaupréau
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, France
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Beaupréau (French pronunciation: [bopʁ(e)o] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Beaupréau | |
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Part of Beaupréau-en-Mauges | |
 Location of Beaupréau | |
  Beaupréau Location within France  Beaupréau Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Beaupréau |
| Commune | Beaupréau-en-Mauges |
Area 1 | 35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 7,794 |
| • Density | 217.5/km2 (563.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49600 |
| Elevation | 32–117 m (105–384 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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History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1959.[2]
On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges and Villedieu-la-Blouère merged becoming one commune called Beaupréau-en-Mauges.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Èvre.
Population
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Twin towns
Notable people
- Damien Gaudin (Born 1986) professional cyclist
- Gabriel Gaté[4] (Born 1955) chef
- Jean-Pascal Tricoire (Born 1963) business executive
