Le Genest-Saint-Isle
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Laval | |
| Canton | Loiron | |
| Community association | Pays de Loiron | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | |
| height | 82-166 m | |
| surface | 18.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,135 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53940 | |
| INSEE code | 53103 | |
Le Genest-Saint-Isle is a French commune with 2,135 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Laval and the canton of Loiron .
geography
Le Genest-Saint-Isle is about nine kilometers west-northwest of Laval city center . The Vicoin limits the community in the south. Le Genest-Saint-Isle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Ouën-des-Toits in the north, Changé in the east and north-east, Saint-Berthevin in the south-east, Loiron-Ruillé in the south and south-west, La Brûlatte in the west and south-west and Olivet in the West and northwest.
history
In 1973 the parishes of Le Genest and Saint-Isle were merged.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 847 | 777 | 1,231 | 1,664 | 1,877 | 1,907 | 2,036 | 2.113 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Sulpice church in Le Genest, rebuilt in 1881
- Saint-Avit Church in Saint-Isle, built in 1872
Saint-Sulpice church
Saint-Avit church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 650-652.
Web links
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