Lassay-les-Châteaux
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
| Canton | Lassay-les-Châteaux | |
| Community association | Mayenne Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 98-270 m | |
| surface | 57.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,253 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53110 | |
| INSEE code | 53127 | |
| Website | http://www.lassay-les-chateaux.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Lassay-les-Châteaux |
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Lassay-les-Châteaux is a French commune with 2,253 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 Lassay-les-Châteaux . The inhabitants are called Lasséens .
geography
Lassay-les-Châteaux is located about 23 kilometers north-northeast of the city center of Mayenne am Mayenne , which borders the municipality in the north-west. It belongs to the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,681 | 1,806 | 2,602 | 2,595 | 2,459 | 2,532 | 2,451 | 2,393 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Old Benedictine convent, monument historique since 1988
- Saint-Laurent church in La Baroche-Gondouin
- Saint-Médard church in La Courberie from the 19th century
- Saint-Aubin church in Melleray-la-Vallée
- Saint-Hippolyte church in Niort-la-Fontaine from the 19th century
- Saint-Fraimbault church in Saint-Fraimbault-de-Lassay
- Saint-Joseph chapel from the 17th century
- Saint-Mathieu chapel
- Saint Roch chapel
- Lassay Castle from the 15th century
- Le Bois-Thibault fortress from the 15th / 16th centuries century
Benedictine convent
Saint-Fraimbault church
Saint Laurent Church
Lassay Castle
Le Bois-Thibault fortress
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Belgian municipality of Blegny in Wallonia since 1967 (at that time still with the village of Housse in today's municipality of Blegny).
Personalities
- Ludovic Piette (called Montfoucault , 1826–1878), painter, born in Niort-la-Fontaine
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 526-547.
