Grazay
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
| Canton | Lassay-les-Châteaux | |
| Community association | Mayenne Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 128-216 m | |
| surface | 16.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 615 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53440 | |
| INSEE code | 53109 | |
Grazay is a French municipality with 615 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 Lassay-les-Châteaux (until 2015: canton of Mayenne-Est ). The inhabitants are called Grazéens .
geography
Grazay is about 31 kilometers north-northeast of Laval . Grazay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marcillé-la-Ville in the north, La Chapelle-au-Riboul in the east and northeast, Hambers in the east and southeast, Jublains in the south and Aron in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 606 | 520 | 473 | 465 | 469 | 494 | 577 | 629 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 19th century
- Saint-Denis chapel from the 12th century
- La Cour Castle
- La Roche Castle
- 16th century mansion of Le Bois, Monument historique
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
La Cour Castle
Le Bois manor
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 694-697.
Web links
Commons : Grazay - collection of images, videos and audio files
