Varades

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Varades
The château in Varades
The château in Varades
Coat of arms of Varades
Coat of arms
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Area1 45.82 km2 (17.69 sq mi)
Population (2019)2 3,697
 • Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 44213 / 44370
Elevation 7–74 m (23–243 ft)
Website www.varades.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Varades (French pronunciation: ​[vaʁad]; Breton: Gwared) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loireauxence.[1]

Twinning

Varades has since August 2009 been twinned with the small Welsh/English border town of Knighton.[2]

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015
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