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The site of the Maine-Loire confluence and the Angevin hills are listed

The site of the Maine-Loire confluence and the Angevin hills are listed

Published on 03 May 2010 - Updated 22 December 2010
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Landscape and development

By decree dated 23rd February 2010, the area encompassing the Maine-Loire confluence and the Angevin hills is now listed as a site (art L 341-1 et seq. of the French Environment Code).

Covering over 2,000 hectares, this site comprises 10 municipalities: Angers, Béhuard, Bouchemaine, Denée, La Possonnière, Murs-Erigné, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix and Savennières.

It includes such exceptional heritage gems as Ile de Behuard, la Roche aux Moines, the Pierre Bécherelle rock and the vineyards of the Savennières hillsides.