Aigrefeuille-on-Maine

Aigrefeuille-on-Maine ( Aègrefoeylh in Gallo/Poitevin) is a common French, located in the department of the Loire-Atlantique and the area Pays of the Loire.

The common belongs to the historical Brittany and the common steps Brittany - Poitou, in the traditional country of the Vignoble and in the historical country of the Nantes Pays.

The inhabitants of the commune are called the Aigrefeuillais and Aigrefeuillaises or the Agrifoliens and Agrifoliennes .

Geography

Aigrefeuille-on-Maine is located at 22 km in the south of Nantes, 55 km in the south-west of Cholet and 63 km in the west of Ancenis.

the common bordering to Aigrefeuille-on-Maine are Saint-Lumine-with-Clisson, Maisdon-on-Separates, Castle-Thébaud, Montbert, the Board and Remouillé

Geology

One finds granite, wind silts, sablo-argillaceous formations, siliceous sandstone. The commune is crossed by the Maine

History

The origin of the name comes from Latin aquifolium , the houx or the service-tree. The name of " besides is found; villa aquifolium" with the surroundings of the IX and XIeme centuries. About 1250, a commandery Templière established in the commune.

Blasonnement

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Jean Groix

See too

Common of the Loire-Atlantique

External bonds

Official site of the town hall
Site of the College Charles PEGUY
Aigrefeuille-on-Maine on the site of the national geographical Institute
Aigrefeuille-on-Maine on the site of INSEE
Aigrefeuille-on-Maine on the site of Quid
Localization of Aigrefeuille-on-Maine on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Aigrefeuille-on-Maine on Mapquest

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