Saint-Christophe-du-Bois

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Saint-Christophe-du-Bois is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

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

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