Désertines (Mayenne)
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Mayenne | |
Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
Canton | Gorron | |
Community association | Bocage Mayennais | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
height | 157-234 m | |
surface | 26.03 km 2 | |
Residents | 466 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 53190 | |
INSEE code | 53091 |
Désertines is a French municipality with 466 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 (until 2015: canton of Landivy ).
geography
Désertines is about 43 kilometers north-northwest of Laval . Désertines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Teilleul in the north, Mantilly in the northeast, Passais Villages in the east, Saint-Aubin-Fosse-Louvain in the south and southeast, Vieuvry in the south, Levaré and La Dorée in the southwest and Fougerolles-du-Plessis in the west .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 883 | 833 | 711 | 654 | 585 | 539 | 526 | 523 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- 19th century church Saint-Pierre
- Stele, monument historique since 1924
- Manor House (also called La Grand Haie Castle)
- La Vairie mansion
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Volcler (1760 – around 1830), priest and public prosecutor
- Arnaud Courteille (* 1989), cyclist, grew up in Désertines
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 489-490.
Web links
Commons : Désertines - collection of images, videos and audio files