Cuon, Maine-et-Loire
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| Commune of Cuon | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 06' 01" W |
| Latitude | 47° 28' 44" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Baugé |
| Intercommunality | C.C. Canton of Baugé |
| Mayor | Joël Millet (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 36 m–91 m (avg. 54 m) |
| Land area¹ | 13.13 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
481 |
| - Density (1999) | 36/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49116/ 49150 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Cuon is a commune of the Maine-et-Loire département, in France.
[edit] History
Cuon was the site of settlements during the Neolithic and Gallo-Roman periods. It was a seigneurie and parish in the 11th century.
[edit] Sights
- Menhir de Pierrefitte
- Château de La Graffinière (15th century), restored during the 19th and 20th centuries
- Old manors (farms) of Cussé, Vaux, La Genneveselière (16th century)
[edit] See also
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