Saint-Christophe-du-Bois
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Saint-Christophe-du-Bois | |
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 Saint-Christophe-du-Bois's old church | |
 Location of Saint-Christophe-du-Bois | |
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| Coordinates: 47°01′46″N 0°56′35″W / 47.0294°N 0.943°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Sèvremoine |
| Intercommunality | CA Cholet Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvain Sénécaille[1] |
Area 1 | 21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,828 |
| • Density | 130.0/km2 (336.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49269 /49280 |
| Elevation | 53–141 m (174–463 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Christophe-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf dy bwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.[3]
According to an unconfirmed tradition recorded in 1705, Saint Maurille, bishop of Angers, was the founder of Saint-Christophe in the 4th century.
A legend also reports that the first inhabitants of the town, having undertaken the construction of their village at a place called La Binaudière, drew an auspicious omen from a flock of crows which fell on them and carried branches to at the location of the present town.
