Oisseau
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Mayenne | |
Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
Canton | Gorron | |
Community association | Bocage Mayennais | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 21 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ W | |
height | 98-190 m | |
surface | 30.75 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,184 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 53300 | |
INSEE code | 53170 | |
Website | http://www.oisseau.fr/ | |
Town Hall (Mairie) of Oisseau |
Oisseau is a French commune with 1,184 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 Gorron (until 2015: canton of Mayenne-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Oisseliens .
geography
Oisseau is about 35 kilometers north-northeast of Laval city center . Oisseau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Pas in the north, Ambrières-les-Vallées in the north and north-east, La Haie-Traversaine in the east, Parigné-sur-Braye in the south and south-east, Saint-Georges-Buttavent in the south and south-west, Châtillon- sur-Colmont in the west and Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont in the west and north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,360 | 1,254 | 1,130 | 1,083 | 1.110 | 1.101 | 1,085 | 1,184 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Meghalith of La Chablère
- Saint-Pierre church from the 15th century
- Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel by Loré from the 15th / 16th centuries century
- La Haye Castle
Personalities
- Ambroise de Loré (around 1395–1446), military leader, supporter of Johanna von Orleans
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Walkertshofen in Bavaria since 2005.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 720-728.