Gesnes
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Mayenne | |
Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
Canton | Meslay-du-Maine | |
Community association | Coëvrons | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 36 ′ W | |
height | 67-1,238 m | |
surface | 18.05 km 2 | |
Residents | 228 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 53150 | |
INSEE code | 53105 | |
![]() Town hall (Mairie) of Gesnes |
Gesnes is a French municipality with 228 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 Meslay-du-Maine (until 2015: canton of Montsûrs ).
geography
Gesnes is about 18 kilometers east-northeast of Laval . Gesnes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Bazouge-des-Alleux in the north, Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons in the northeast, Montsûrs with Montsûrs-Saint-Céneré in the south and east and Châlons-du-Maine in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 228 | 208 | 174 | 193 | 170 | 174 | 208 | 234 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Sixte church from the 11th / 12th centuries Century, since 2005 Monument historique
- Manor of the priory , the priory was founded in the 11th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 791-792.
Web links
Commons : Gesnes - collection of images, videos and audio files