Ampoigné
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local community | Prée-d'Anjou | |
region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Mayenne | |
Arrondissement | Château-Gontier | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ W | |
Post Code | 53200 | |
Former INSEE code | 53004 | |
Incorporation | 1st January 2018 | |
status | Commune déléguée | |
Former town hall (Mairie) of Ampoigné |
Ampoigné is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Prée-d'Anjou with 570 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Ampoignéens .
On January 1, 2018, the municipality of Ampoigné merged with Laigné to form the Commune nouvelle Prée-d'Anjou. Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The municipality of Ampoigné belonged to the arrondissement of Château-Gontier and the canton of Château-Gontier (until 2015: canton of Château-Gontier-Ouest ).
geography
Ampoigné is located around 35 kilometers south-southwest of Laval .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 568 | 502 | 440 | 406 | 385 | 421 | 522 | 562 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- Ampoigné Castle (also La Cour Castle ), proven to be a manor as early as the 11th century, former gold mine on the castle grounds, Monument historique
- La Chevrollière Castle
Personalities
- Antoine de La Garanderie (1920–2010), philosopher and educator
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 177-180.
Web links
Commons : Ampoigné - collection of images, videos and audio files