Broc, Maine-et-Loire

Broc is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Noyant-Villages.[2] It is between Le Mans, Tours and Angers (roughly 40–50 km from each).

Broc
Part of Noyant-Villages
The church in Broc
Location of Broc
Broc Broc
Coordinates: 47°34′50″N 0°10′02″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Beaufort-en-Vallée
Commune	Noyant-Villages
Area ^1	21.23 km^2 (8.20 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	329
• Density	15/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49490
Elevation	40–117 m (131–384 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	715	—
1800	723	+1.1%
1806	966	+33.6%
1821	923	−4.5%
1831	951	+3.0%
1836	834	−12.3%
1841	807	−3.2%
1846	794	−1.6%
1851	782	−1.5%
1856	758	−3.1%
1861	740	−2.4%
1866	742	+0.3%
1872	738	−0.5%
1876	714	−3.3%
1881	761	+6.6%
1886	765	+0.5%
1891	756	−1.2%
1896	734	−2.9%
1901	710	−3.3%
1906	723	+1.8%
1911	727	+0.6%
1921	622	−14.4%
1926	625	+0.5%
1931	612	−2.1%
1936	561	−8.3%
1946	546	−2.7%
1954	504	−7.7%
1962	531	+5.4%
1968	503	−5.3%
1975	425	−15.5%
1982	402	−5.4%
1990	331	−17.7%
1999	315	−4.8%
2006	332	+5.4%
2009	346	+4.2%

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2016 (in French)