Canton of Chemillé-Melay | |
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French canton | |
Location of canton of Chemillé-Melay in the department of Maine-et-Loire
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Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Communes | 8 |
Area¹ | |
• Total | 533.47 km2 (205.97 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 36,261 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Cantonal code | 4911 |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
Canton of Chemillé-Melay (before 2015: Canton of Chemillé) is a canton of France, located in the Maine-et-Loire department, in the Pays de la Loire region. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and expanded from 9 to 24 communes (19 of which merged into the new communes of Chemillé-en-Anjou, Bellevigne-en-Layon and Terranjou in December 2015, January 2016 and January 2017):
Coordinates: 47°12′55″N 0°45′13″W / 47.21528°N 0.75361°W