| Saint-Christophe-du-Bois | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Cholet |
| Canton: | Sèvremoine |
| Insee: | 49269 |
| Postal Code: | 49280 |
| Mayor: | Sylvain Sénécaille[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Choletais |
| Coordinates: | 47.0294°N -0.943°W |
| Elevation M: | 93 |
| Elevation Min M: | 53 |
| Elevation Max M: | 141 |
| Area Km2: | 21.75 |
Saint-Christophe-du-Bois (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ kʁistɔf dy bwa/) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.[2]
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.