Alexain
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Mayenne | |
Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
Canton | Mayenne | |
Community association | Mayenne Community | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ W | |
height | 72-167 m | |
surface | 16.24 km 2 | |
Residents | 601 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 53240 | |
INSEE code | 53002 |
Alexain is a French municipality with 601 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mayenne and the canton of Mayenne (until 2015: canton of Mayenne-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Alexinois .
geography
Alexain is located about 16 kilometers north of Laval town center on the Mayenne , which borders the municipality to the east. Alexain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Placé in the north and north-west, Contest in the north and north-east, Martigné-sur-Mayenne in the east and south-east, Saint-Germain-d'Anxure in the south and La Bigottière in the west and south-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 503 | 468 | 433 | 410 | 418 | 402 | 450 | 616 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- La Feuillée Castle
- La Guitterie Castle
- La Marie Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 675-677.
Web links
Commons : Alexain - collection of images, videos and audio files