Carelles

Carelles
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Gorron
Community association	Bocage Mayennais
Coordinates	48 ° 23 ′  N , 0 ° 54 ′  W 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

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

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

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