Carelles
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Mayenne | |
Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
Canton | Gorron | |
Community association | Bocage Mayennais | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
height | 169-255 m | |
surface | 13.23 km 2 | |
Residents | 267 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 53120 | |
INSEE code | 53047 | |
Town Hall (Mairie) of Carelles |
Carelles is a French municipality with 267 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 Gorron . The inhabitants are called Carellais .
geography
Carelles is about 43 kilometers north-northwest of Laval city center . Carelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Levaré in the north, Colombiers-du-Plessis in the east, Saint-Denis-de-Gastines in the south and south-east, Montaudin in the west and south-west and Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière in the west and north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 613 | 538 | 441 | 387 | 358 | 324 | 301 | 268 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 19th century
Personalities
- Victor Quinton (1866–1924), Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of South Vietnam
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 381-382.
Web links
Commons : Carelles - collection of images, videos and audio files