Doué-la-Fontaine

Doué-la-Fontaine (French pronunciation: [dwe la fɔ̃tɛn] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou. It is located in the heart of Anjou, a few kilometres from the great châteaux of the Loire Valley.

Doué-la-Fontaine
The town hall of Doué-la-Fontaine
Location of Doué-la-Fontaine
Doué-la-Fontaine
Doué-la-Fontaine
Coordinates: 47°11′38″N 0°16′28″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSaumur
CantonDoué-la-Fontaine
CommuneDoué-en-Anjou
Area
1
35.9 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
7,608
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49700
Elevation48–105 m (157–344 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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