Cholet

Cholet
Coat of arms of Cholet
Location of Cholet
Cholet is located in France
Cholet
Cholet
Location within France
Cholet is located in Pays de la Loire
Cholet
Cholet
Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°03′36″N 0°52′42″W / 47.060000°N 0.8783°W / 47.060000; -0.8783
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonCholet-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Cholet Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Gilles Bourdouleix (CNIP)
Area
1
87.47 km2 (33.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
54,404
 • Density622.0/km2 (1,611/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49099 /49300
Elevation63–184 m (207–604 ft)
(avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cholet (French: [ʃɔlɛ] ⓘ, probably from Latin cauletum, "cabbage") is a commune of western France, in the Maine-et-Loire department. With 54,404 inhabitants (2023), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the prefecture, Angers.