Canton Mayenne-Ouest
| Former canton of Mayenne-Ouest |
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|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| main place | Mayenne |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 14,045 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 83 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 169 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 5321 |
The canton of Mayenne-Ouest was a French canton in the arrondissement Mayenne , in the department of Mayenne and in the region of Pays de la Loire until 2015 ; its main town was Mayenne .
geography
The canton of Mayenne-Ouest was at an altitude of 67 meters in Saint-Germain-d'Anxure and 221 meters in Saint-Georges-Buttavent.
It was located in the north of the Mayenne department and bordered in the north on the canton Ambrières-les-Vallées, in the east on the canton Mayenne-Est, in the southwest on the canton Chailland, in the west on the canton Ernée and in the north-west on the canton Gorron.
Communities
The canton consisted of eight communes and part of the city of Mayenne (the total number of inhabitants is given here):
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexain | 616 (2013) | 16.24 | 38 inhabitants / km² | 53002 | 53240 |
| Contest | 902 (2013) | 22.96 | 39 inhabitants / km² | 53074 | 53100 |
| Mayenne | 13,376 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 53147 | 53100 |
| Oisseau | 1,184 (2013) | 30.75 | 39 inhabitants / km² | 53170 | 45340 |
| Parigné-sur-Braye | 797 (2013) | 9.88 | 81 inhabitants / km² | 53174 | 45340 |
| Placé | 336 (2013) | 25.25 | 13 inhabitants / km² | 53179 | 45340 |
| Saint-Baudelle | 1,177 (2013) | 7.17 | 164 inhabitants / km² | 53200 | 45340 |
| Saint-Georges-Buttavent | 1,390 (2013) | 36.87 | 38 inhabitants / km² | 53219 | 45300 |
| Saint-Germain-d'Anxure | 366 (2013) | 10.35 | 35 inhabitants / km² | 53222 | 45340 |
history
The canton was created in 1801 from the amalgamation of the cantons Alexain, Georges-Buttavent (now Saint-Georges-Buttavent) and Oisseau, as well as the western part of the city of Mayenne. It was called Mayenne-Sud-Ouest in 1801, but was given its current name a year later.