Cholet
| Cholet | |
|---|---|
| Subprefecture and commune | |
| Location of Cholet | |
| Coordinates: 47°03′36″N 0°52′42″W / 47.060000°N 0.8783°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Pays de la Loire | 
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | 
| Arrondissement | Cholet | 
| Canton | Cholet-1 and 2 | 
| Intercommunality | CA Cholet Agglomération | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Gilles Bourdouleix (CNIP) | 
| Area 1 | 87.47 km2 (33.77 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022) | 54,074 | 
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 49099 /49300 | 
| Elevation | 63–184 m (207–604 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cholet (French: [ʃɔlɛ] ⓘ, probably from Latin cauletum, "cabbage") is a commune of western France, in the Maine-et-Loire department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the prefecture, Angers.