Houssay (Mayenne)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier | |
| Canton | Azé | |
| Community association | Pays de Château-Gontier | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ′ N , 0 ° 44 ′ W | |
| height | 32-107 m | |
| surface | 14.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 491 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53360 | |
| INSEE code | 53117 | |
Houssay is a French municipality with 491 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement of Château-Gontier and the canton of Azé (until 2015: canton of Château-Gontier-Ouest ). The inhabitants of the parish are called Houssayens .
geography
Houssay is located about 23 kilometers south-southeast of Laval on the Mayenne . Houssay is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Origné in the north,
- Villiers-Charlemagne in the east,
- La Roche-Neuville with Saint-Sulpice to the east and south-east and Loigné-sur-Mayenne ,
- Quelaines-Saint-Gault to the west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1876 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,040 | 607 | 691 | 637 | 456 | 398 | 349 | 334 | 333 | 363 | 388 | 470 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church from the 19th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 218-219.
Web links
Commons : Houssay - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
