Canton of Bierné
| Former canton of Bierné |
|
|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier |
| main place | Beer |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 5,964 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 173 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 5304 |
The Canton Bierné was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement of Château-Gontier , in Mayenne and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Bierné .
geography
The canton of Bierné was on average 65 meters above sea level, between 19 meters in Daon and 116 meters in Longuefuye.
The canton was located in the very south-east of the Mayenne department and bordered the Maine-et-Loire department in the south and Sarthe in the east. Its neighboring cantons were Château-Gontier-Est in the west and Grez-en-Bouère in the north.
Communities
The canton consisted of ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenton-Notre-Dame | 213 (2013) | 6.77 | 31 inhabitants / km² | 53006 | 53290 |
| Beer | 678 (2013) | 24.15 | 28 inhabitants / km² | 53029 | 53290 |
| Châtelain | 499 (2013) | 13.91 | 36 inhabitants / km² | 53063 | 53200 |
| Coudray | 886 (2013) | 11.01 | 80 inhabitants / km² | 53078 | 53200 |
| Daon | 471 (2013) | 17.93 | 26 inhabitants / km² | 53089 | 53200 |
| Gennes-sur-Glaize | 986 (2013) | 25.97 | 38 inhabitants / km² | 53104 | 53200 |
| Longuefuye | 339 (2013) | 14.32 | 24 inhabitants / km² | 53138 | 53200 |
| Saint-Denis-d'Anjou | 1,549 (2013) | 41.89 | 37 inhabitants / km² | 53210 | 53290 |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers | 196 (2013) | 10.06 | 19 inhabitants / km² | 53231 | 53290 |
| Saint-Michel-de-Feins | 184 (2013) | 6.75 | 27 inhabitants / km² | 53241 | 53290 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,476 | 5,160 | 4,774 | 4,624 | 4,782 | 5,023 | 5,690 |