Doué-la-Fontaine, Administrative division in Maine-et-Loire, France.
The municipality stretches across 35.9 square kilometers of land, with elevations ranging from 48 to 105 meters above sea level.
The territory contains foundations of a 6th-century circular baptistery near natural springs, beneath the remains of the pre-Romanesque Saint-Léger church.
This locality maintains its status as a leading European rose cultivation center, producing between five to seven million rose plants annually.
The area features multiple cultural facilities including a theater, media library, cinema, and an inter-municipal music school for local residents.
The region contains extensive networks of underground caves and galleries, formed from shell deposits left by the Miocene era Faluns sea.
Location: Maine-et-Loire
Location: arrondissement of Saumur
Location: Doué-en-Anjou
Elevation above the sea: 75 m
Shares border with: Louresse-Rochemenier, Brossay, Concourson-sur-Layon, Dénezé-sous-Doué, Forges, Montfort, Saint-Georges-sur-Layon, Vaudelnay, Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Address: 49700 Doué-la-Fontaine, France 49700 Doué-la-Fontaine
Website: http://ville-douelafontaine.fr
GPS coordinates: 47.19306,-0.27556
Latest update: August 29, 2025 07:48
Zoo de Doué
1.9 km
Musée Troglodyte
4.7 km
Motte castrale de Doué-la-Fontaine
682 m
Les Perrières
1.1 km
Caves des Mousseaux
6 km
Abbaye d'Asnière
6.7 km
Château du Pineau
6.1 km
Château d'Échuilly
6.5 km
Troglodytes et sarcophages
1.6 km
Les Chemins de la Rose
2.9 km
Château du Pont-de-Varenne
4 km
Église Saint-Denis, Doué-la-Fontaine
299 m
Château de Soulanger
1.9 km
Prieuré de Breuil-Bellay
6.4 km
Cour de Douces
1.6 km
Église de Varenne
4 km
Aux Anciens Commerces
1.9 km
Église Sainte-Madeleine et Saint-Jean
4.7 km
Église Saint-Laurent de Forges
3.6 km
Maisons troglodytes de Forges
4.9 km
Église Saint-Aubin de Dénezé-sous-Doué
5.5 km
Église Saint-Denis de Cizay-la-Madeleine
6.7 km
Manoir de Pierre-Basse
5 km
Théâtre Philippe Noiret
304 m
Église Saint-Hilaire de Concourson-sur-Layon
5.4 km
Église Saint-Hilaire de Montfort
5 km
Arènes de Doué-la-Fontaine
522 m
Église Saint-Nicolas de Brossay
5.7 kmReviews
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