Saint-Christophe-du-Bois

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of Saint-Christophe-du-Bois

(2020–2026) Sylvain Sénécaille^[1]Area

21.75 km² (8.40 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,858 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

49269 /49280

Elevation53–141 m (174–463 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Christophe-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf dy bwa] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.^[3]

History

According to an unconfirmed tradition recorded in 1705, Saint Maurille, bishop of Angers, was the founder of Saint-Christophe in the 4th century.

A legend also reports that the first inhabitants of the town, having undertaken the construction of their village at a place called La Binaudière, drew an auspicious omen from a flock of crows which fell on them and carried branches to at the location of the present town.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,029	—
1975	1,302	+3.42%
1982	1,885	+5.43%
1990	2,282	+2.42%
1999	2,501	+1.02%
2007	2,680	+0.87%
2012	2,607	−0.55%
2017	2,755	+1.11%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE