Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou

Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou
The Château of Villevêque
Location of Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou
Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou
Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou
Coordinates: 47°33′40″N 0°25′19″W / 47.561°N 0.422°W / 47.561; -0.422
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementAngers
CantonAngers-6
IntercommunalityCU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Éric Godin
Area
1
47.23 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,642
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49377 /49140
Elevation12–60 m (39–197 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou (French pronunciation: [ʁiv dy lwaʁ ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃ʒu] , literally Banks of the Loir in Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Villevêque (the seat) and Soucelles.