Canton of Couptrain
| Former canton of Couptrain |
|
|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| main place | Couptrain |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,174 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 166 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 5308 |
The Canton Couptrain was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement of Mayenne , in Mayenne and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Couptrain .
geography
The canton of Couptrain was on average 207 meters above sea level; between 122 meters in Madré and 360 meters in Lignières-Orgères.
It bordered the Orne département to the north and northeast, the canton Pré-en-Pail to the east, the canton Villaines-la-Juhel to the southeast, the canton Le Horps to the south and the canton Lassay-les- Châteaux.
Communities
The canton consisted of nine municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevaigné-du-Maine | 186 (2013) | 13.05 | 14 inhabitants / km² | 53069 | 53250 |
| Couptrain | 122 (2013) | 0.71 | 172 inhabitants / km² | 53080 | 53250 |
| Javron-les-Chapelles | 1,413 (2013) | 38.13 | 37 inhabitants / km² | 53121 | 53250 |
| Lignières-Orgères | 773 (2013) | 40.89 | 19 inhabitants / km² | 53133 | 53140 |
| Madré | 346 (2013) | 17.55 | 20 inhabitants / km² | 53142 | 53250 |
| Neuilly-le-Vendin | 360 (2013) | 14.60 | 25 inhabitants / km² | 53164 | 53250 |
| La Pallu | 187 (2013) | 6.65 | 28 inhabitants / km² | 53173 | 53140 |
| Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain | 382 (2013) | 17.42 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 53196 | 53250 |
| Saint-Calais-du-Désert | 389 (2013) | 17.20 | 23 inhabitants / km² | 53204 | 53140 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,734 | 5,202 | 4,805 | 4,441 | 4.162 | 4.233 | 4,218 |
history
The canton was created in 1801 from the merger of the two cantons Javron and Couptrin (Couptrain). On July 21, 1824, the municipality of Saint-Denis-de-Villenette moved to the Orne department. On the same day, the municipality of Madré came from the Orne department to the Couptrain canton.