Andrezé

Andrezé is a common French, located in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the area Pays of the Loire.

Gentilé

Andrezéens and Andrezéennes.

Inheritance

Rare thing in France to date, with the foot of the way of Gasselin is one of last the existing Hydraulic ram. Built by the workshops of Mans at the XIXèmè century. It was restored there is little by an association of safeguarding of the inheritance. This Ram made it possible to further provide running water to the Castle of Morinière located a few hundreds of mêtres on the hill. This clever system of hydraulic pump functioning thanks to the force of the water retained by a roadway is single in the area.

Photograph of the Ram before its restoration: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.com/fr/medias/delegations/18/photo_projets_148_gr_544.jpg

Principle of operation of a Hydraulic ram: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9lier_hydraulique

To see

> The way of the guns: sunken lane - connecting the commune of Andrezé to the abbey Notre Dame de Bellefontaine- in which, were posted the republican soldiers. This sunken lane is so narrow that the axles of the guns rubbed each with dimensions one, Which probably gave its name. This way leads you to the abbey of bellefontaine located on the common neighbor: Bégrolles in Mauges. You cross small a water court on a restored footbridge: Beuvron. HTTP: /fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9grolles If you made the turn of the abbey of bellefontaine by the ways, stop you in front of " the cross of Jeanne who court". An imposing granite cross, today broken but restored with a small metal cross, which was set up about 1860 by stone chupin sharecropper of the farm of Boulay. This cross was placed according to the wishes of his/her Jeanne daughter.

> The riding school

> Ruins of the Castle of the Hedges. It is about a beautiful ruin of a medieval castle.

> Castle of Morinière

Policy

At the time of the presidential elections of 2007 Paul Renou, the mayor, made the choice sponsor the candidate of the Dominique Voynet greens who finally obtained her 500 signatures which make it possible to claim in a place of president of the French Republic.

Geography

Andrezé, is located in the south of the Maine-et-Loire (in the middle of Mauges). The framework is peaceful and resting. It has a wooded park (Morinière), crossed in addition by a small brook (Beuvron) which maintains pretty the yellow and flora. A clean nature with a very beautiful greenery, animals decorating the landscape and with the inhabitants taking care of their environment, maintain perfectly the geographical life Andrezé.

Club of table tennis

The ASSPA (Sports association Saint-Pierre d' Andrezé) is the club headlight of table tennis at the village. This club is currently composed of 31 bachelors. It comprises 4 senior teams and 4 teams of young people. The " team; fanion" play this season in Secondary road 1 and undoubtedly will be maintained. There is a few years this club did not comprise almost any young person. Since, the d'" number; espoirs" was multiplied. The changing is thus assured!

>an agreement with other cities of the canton

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Administration

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Demography

source: http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/psdc.htm (Population without double accounts).

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

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See too

Common of Maine-et-Loire

External bonds

Andrezé on the site of the national geographical Institute
Andrezé on the site of INSEE
Andrezé on the site of Quid
Localization of Andrezé on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Andrezé on Mapquest
the return to school 1984 in Andrezé (document INA)

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