Faye-d'Anjou

Part of Bellevigne-en-Layon in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of Faye-d'Anjou

47°17′36″N 0°31′08″W / 47.2933°N 0.5189°W / 47.2933; -0.5189CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentMaine-et-LoireArrondissementAngersCantonChemillé-MelayCommuneBellevigne-en-Layon Area

30.4 km² (11.7 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

1,399 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Demonym(s)Fayen, FayenneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

49380

Elevation22–104 m (72–341 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Faye-d'Anjou (French pronunciation: [fɛ dɑ̃ʒu] ^ⓘ, literally Faye of Anjou) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigne-en-Layon.^[2]

Geography

The river Layon forms all of the commune's south-western border.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 2 November 2015