Bonchamp-lès-Laval

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Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Bonchamp-lès-Laval (France)
Bonchamp-lès-Laval
region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Laval
Canton Bonchamp-lès-Laval (main town)
Community association Laval
Coordinates 48 ° 5 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 5 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  W
height 47-113 m
surface 27.51 km 2
Residents 6,037 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 219 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 53960
INSEE code
Website http://www.mairie-bonchampleslaval.fr/

Bonchamp-lès-Laval town hall

Bonchamp-lès-Laval is a French municipality with 6037 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Laval and the canton of Bonchamp-lès-Laval . The inhabitants are called Bonchampois .

geography

The Jouanne flows through the municipality in the east and the river Quartier in the west. Bonchamp-lès-Laval is surrounded by the neighboring communities Louverné in the north, La Chapelle-Anthenaise and Argentré in the northeast, Louvigné in the east and southeast, Parné-sur-Roc in the southeast and south, Forcé in the south, Entrammes in the southwest, Laval in the west and Changé in the northwest.

history

Initially, the place was listed in the documents of the 11th century as Malo Campo . The phrase Bono Campo only appears from 1241 ,

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 815 1,387 2,235 3,444 3,832 4,793 5,381 5,820

Personalities

Attractions

Saint Blaise Church
  • Château de Poligné
  • Saint-Blaise church from the 11th century with additions and alterations from different centuries, Monument historique
  • Church de la Cassine, ruins from the 11th century, Monument historique
  • Manor house de la Grande-Courteille from the beginning of the 16th century,

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Diedorf in Swabia (Bavaria) since 1991.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 71-74.

Web links

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