Hambers

Hambers
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Evron
Community association	Coëvrons
Coordinates	48 ° 15 ′  N , 0 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′  N , 0 ° 25 ′  W
height	112-291 m
surface	25.93 km 2
Residents	609 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	53160
INSEE code	53113

Hambers is a French municipality with 609 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 Évron (until 2015: canton of Bais ).

geography

Hambers is about 29 kilometers northeast of Laval . Hambers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-au-Riboul in the north, Champgenéteux in the north and northeast, Bais in the east, Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert in the southeast, Mézangers in the south, Jublains in the west and Grazay in the northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	792	707	562	490	451	548	563	636
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1954
• Saint-Michel chapel from 1402 in Le Montaigu
• Saint-Yves chapel from the 20th century
• Chelé castle ruins

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  Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church

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  Saint-Michel chapel

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  Saint-Yves Chapel

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  Chelé castle ruins

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 97-101.

Web links

Commons : Hambers  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files