Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne

Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Laval
Canton	Saint-Berthevin
Community association	Laval
Coordinates	48 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 45 ′  W
height	47-138 m
surface	17.81 km 2
Residents	1,653 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	93 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	53240
INSEE code	53229
Website	http://www.saint-jean-sur-mayenne.mairie53.fr/
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne

Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne is a French commune with 1,653 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Laval and the canton Saint-Berthevin (until 2015: canton Laval-Nord-Est ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Jeannais .

geography

Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne is about six kilometers north of Laval on the Mayenne , into which the Ernée flows here. Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Andouillé in the north and northwest, Montflours in the north and northeast, Sacé in the northeast, Louverné in the east, Changé in the south and Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	613	611	761	978	1,158	1,196	1,365	1,616
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Gallo-Roman oppidum at Le Château-Meignan, Monument historique since 1984
• Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 19th century
• Saint-Trèche chapel from the 19th century
• La Chaussonière castle from the 19th century
• La Girardière castle from the 19th century
• Gondin Castle from the 19th century
• Orange Castle

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 640-642.

Web links

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