Varades

Varades is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loireauxence.[2]

Varades
The château in Varades
Coat of arms
Location of Varades
Varades
Varades
Coordinates: 47°23′07″N 1°01′44″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementAncenis
CantonAncenis
CommuneLoireauxence
Area
1
45.82 km2 (17.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
3,770
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Varadaises, Varadais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
44370
Elevation7–74 m (23–243 ft)
Websitehttp://www.varades.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Twinning

Varades has since August 2009 been twinned with the small Welsh town of Knighton.[3]

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