Bourgon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Laval | |
| Canton | Loiron | |
| Community association | Pays de Loiron | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 10 ′ N , 1 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 88-188 m | |
| surface | 20.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 640 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53410 | |
| INSEE code | 53040 | |
_Mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Bourgon |
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Bourgon is a commune of 640 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Laval and the canton of Loiron . The inhabitants are called Bourgonnais .
geography
Bourgon is about 21 kilometers west-northwest of Laval . The Vilaine delimits the municipality in the northwest. Bourgon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Croixille in the north, Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt in the east and north-east, Launay-Villiers in the east and south-east, Saint-Pierre-la-Cour in the south and south-east, La Chapelle-Erbrée in the west and south-west and Saint-M'Hervé to the west and north-west.
history
On September 16, 1423 the Battle of La Brossinière took place here, in which the French troops prevailed over the numerically superior English.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 771 | 722 | 670 | 625 | 582 | 587 | 608 | 640 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 20th century
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , p. 648.
