Chemazé
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier | |
| Canton | Azé | |
| Community association | Pays de Château-Gontier | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ W | |
| height | 38-91 m | |
| surface | 38.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,361 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53200 | |
| INSEE code | 53066 | |
| Website | http://www.chemaze.fr/ | |
Chemazé is a French commune with 1,361 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 Azé (until 2015: canton of Château-Gontier-Ouest ). The inhabitants of the commune are called Camaséens .
geography
Chemazé is about 38 kilometers north-northwest of Angers . Chemazé is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne with Château-Gontier in the north and northeast and Saint-Fort in the east,
- Ménil in the east and southeast,
- Montguillon in the south,
- Saint-Sauveur-de-Flée in the southwest,
- Prée-d'Anjou to the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1876 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,575 | 1,628 | 1,713 | 1,516 | 1,211 | 1,050 | 1,026 | 1,027 | 1,015 | 1,019 | 1,206 | 1,365 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||||||
Attractions
- Romanesque church
- Saint-Pierre church in the village of Molières from the 12th century
- 12th century castle
- Saint-Ouen castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1923/1944
Saint-Pierre church
Saint-Ouen Castle
Personalities
- Guy Le Clerc (died here 1523), Bishop of Léon 1514–1521
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 210-216.
Web links
Commons : Chemazé - collection of images, videos and audio files
