Bouchamps-lès-Craon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier | |
| Canton | Château-Gontier | |
| Community association | Pays de Craon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 59 ′ W | |
| height | 31-104 m | |
| surface | 18.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 564 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53800 | |
| INSEE code | 53035 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Bouchamps-lès-Craon |
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Bouchamps-lès-Craon is a French municipality with 564 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement of Château-Gontier and the canton of Château-Gontier (until 2015: canton of Craon ).
geography
Bouchamps-lès-Craon is about 38 kilometers south-southwest of Laval . Bouchamps-lès-Craon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Niafles in the north and north-west, Craon in the north and north-east, Chérancé in the east, Segré-en-Anjou Bleu in the south-east, La Boissière in the south, Renazé in the south-west and Saint-Martin-du- Limet in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 536 | 525 | 528 | 518 | 507 | 514 | 552 | 560 |
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Attractions
- Menhirs
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, renovations from the 15th and 19th centuries
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 290-292.
Web links
Commons : Bouchamps-lès-Craon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
