Terranjou
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terranjou (French pronunciation: [tɛʁɑ̃ʒu] ⓘ) is a commune in the department of Maine-et-Loire, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Chavagnes (the seat), Martigné-Briand and Notre-Dame-d'Allençon.[3]
Terranjou | |
|---|---|
The château of Martigné-Briand | |
 Location of Terranjou | |
  Terranjou  Terranjou | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′12″N 0°27′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Angers |
| Canton | Chemillé-en-Anjou |
| Intercommunality | Loire Layon Aubance |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Cochard[1] |
Area 1 | 57.05 km2 (22.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,871 |
| • Density | 67.85/km2 (175.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49086 /49540, 49380 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,701 | — |
| 1975 | 2,743 | +0.22% |
| 1982 | 2,776 | +0.17% |
| 1990 | 2,766 | −0.05% |
| 1999 | 2,900 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 3,278 | +1.54% |
| 2012 | 3,686 | +2.37% |
| 2017 | 3,967 | +1.48% |
| 2023 | 3,871 | −0.41% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
