Châlons-du-Maine

Châlons-du-Maine
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Laval
Canton	Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Community association	Laval
Coordinates	48 ° 10 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W
height	99-152 m
surface	9.66 km 2
Residents	708 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	73 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	53470
INSEE code	53049
Saint-Pierre church

Chalons-du-Maine is a French municipality with 708 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Laval and the canton Bonchamp-lès-Laval (until 2015: Canton Argentré ). The inhabitants are called Châlonnais .

geography

Châlons-du-Maine is about 14 kilometers northeast of Laval . Châlons-du-Maine is surrounded by the neighboring communities Martigné-sur-Mayenne in the north, La Bazouge-des-Alleux in the north-east, Gesnes in the east, Saint-Céneré in the south-east, La Chapelle-Anthenaise in the south and Sacé in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	327	325	298	284	377	422	553	700
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church

Personalities

• Jules Renard (1864-1910), writer

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Rosendahl in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1970.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 74-75.

Web links

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