Gesnes

Gesnes
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Meslay-du-Maine
Community association	Coëvrons
Coordinates	48 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W 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

Saint-Georges church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 791-792.

Web links

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