Champéon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
| Canton | Lassay-les-Châteaux | |
| Community association | Mayenne Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W | |
| height | 114-292 m | |
| surface | 21.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 585 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53640 | |
| INSEE code | 53051 | |
_Mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Champéon |
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Champéon is a French municipality with 585 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the canton of Lassay-les-Châteaux (until 2015: canton of Le Horps ) and the arrondissement of Mayenne . The inhabitants are called champéonnais .
geography
Champéon is about 36 kilometers north-northwest of Le Mans . Champéon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montreuil-Poulay in the north, Le Horps in the east and northeast, Marcillé-la-Ville in the south and southeast, Aron in the southwest and Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 686 | 615 | 555 | 503 | 496 | 512 | 569 | 581 |
Attractions
- Saint-Médard church
- Saint Joseph Chapel
- Saint-Siméon chapel
- Le Frêne castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 2008
- Les Vaux castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1984
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 427-429.
Web links
Commons : Champéon - collection of images, videos and audio files
