Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons

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Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons
Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons (France)
Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons
local community Montsûrs
region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Mayenne
Coordinates 48 ° 10 ′  N , 0 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′  N , 0 ° 33 ′  W
Post Code 53150
Former INSEE code 53244
Incorporation 1st January 2019
status Commune déléguée

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons

Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Montsûrs with 183 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire .

The municipality of Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons merged with Montourtier , Montsûrs-Saint-Céneré and Deux-Évailles to form the Commune nouvelle Montsûrs on January 1, 2019 . Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The municipality of Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons belonged to the arrondissement Mayenne and the canton of Évron (until 2015: canton of Montsûrs ).

geography

Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons is located about 20 kilometers northeast of Laval on the Jouanne , which forms the eastern municipal boundary. The municipality of Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Montourtier in the north, Deux-Évailles in the north and northeast, Brée in the east, Montsûrs with Montsûrs-Saint-Céneré in the south, Gesnes in the southwest and La Bazouge-des-Alleux in the West.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 235 220 193 180 166 174 170 199
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Ouen church from the 19th century
  • Romanesque church ruin Saint-Ouen
  • La Roche-Pichemer castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 1973

Personalities

  • Jean-François de Hercé (1776–1849), Mayor of Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons (1808–1815), Mayor of Laval (1815–1829), Bishop of Nantes (1838–1848)

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 802-805.

Web links

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