Cholet (probably from Latin cauletum, "cabbage")is a town in western France, capital of an arrondissement in the département of Maine-et-Loir, Pays de la Loire région, 41 miles south-east of Nantes. In 1906, the population was 16554. Cholet stands on an eminence on the right bank of the Moine, which used to be crossed by a bridge of the 15th century. A public garden occupies the site of the old castle; the public buildings and churches, for example the Church of the Sacred Heart (1939), are modern. The public institutions include the sub-prefecture, a tribunal of first instance, a chamber of commerce, a board of trade-arbitrators, and a communal college. There are granite quarries in the vicinity of the town. The chief industry is the manufacture of linen and linen handkerchiefs, which is also carried on. in the neighboring communes on a large scale. Woollen and cotton fabrics are also produced, and bleaching and the manufacture of preserved foods are carried on. Cholet is the most important centre in France for the sale of fat cattle, sheep and pigs, for which Paris is the chief market. Megalithic monunents are numerous in the neighborhood. The town owes the rise of its prosperity to the settlement of weavers there by Edouard Colbert, count of Maulvrier, a brother of the great Colbert. It suffered severely in the War of La Vende of 1793, insomuch that for years afterwards it was almost without inhabitants. Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... An arrondissement is an administrative division in some francophone countries: France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Capital Nantes Area 32,082 km² Regional President Jacques Auxiette ( PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 5th) 3,344,000 3,222,061 104/km² (2004) Arrondissements 17 Cantons 192 Communes 1,503 Départements Loire-Atlantique Mayenne Maine-et-Loire Sarthe Vendée Pays-de... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... City motto: Favet Neptunus eunti. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. ... Jean_Baptiste Colbert Jean_Baptiste Colbert (August 29, 1619 _ September 6, 1683) served as the French minister of finance, for 22 years, under King Louis XIV. He is notable for his work at improving the state of French manufacturing and bringing the economy back from the brink of bankruptcy; although, historians...

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