Loiron
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| local community | Loiron-Ruillé | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Laval | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 0 ° 56 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 53320 | |
| Former INSEE code | 53137 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Loiron |
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Loiron is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Loiron-Ruillé with 1,693 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Loironnais .
On January 1, 2016, the municipality of Loiron merged with Ruillé-le-Gravelais to form the Commune nouvelle Loiron-Ruillé. It belonged to the Arrondissement Laval and was part and capital of the canton of Loiron of the same name .
geography
Loiron is about 16 kilometers west-southwest of Laval .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 822 | 782 | 965 | 1,236 | 1,240 | 1,273 | 1,449 | 1,539 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church
- Chapel of La Charbonnière
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 656-658.
Web links
Commons : Loiron - collection of images, videos and audio files
