Le Bignon-du-Maine
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier | |
| Canton | Meslay-du-Maine | |
| Community association | Pays de Meslay-Grez | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W | |
| height | 68-114 m | |
| surface | 14.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 336 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53170 | |
| INSEE code | 53030 | |
Le Bignon-du-Maine is a French municipality with 336 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire in France . Inhabitants of the municipality are called bigonnais . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Gontier (until 2017: arrondissement Laval ) and the canton of Meslay-du-Maine .
geography
Le Bignon-du-Maine is about 18 kilometers southeast of Laval . Le Bignon-du-Maine is surrounded by the neighboring communities Maisoncelles-du-Maine in the north and west, Arquenay in the north and north-east, Meslay-du-Maine in the east, Saint-Charles-la-Forêt in the south-east, and Ruillé-Froid-Fonds in the south and Villiers-Charlemagne in the south and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 431 | 366 | 289 | 251 | 288 | 304 | 362 | 338 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Clavières castle, sanatorium
- Remains of a tower hill castle
Saint Martin Church
Clavières Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 752-754.
Web links
Commons : Le Bignon-du-Maine - collection of images, videos and audio files
