Saint-Pierre-des-Landes
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
| Canton | Ernée | |
| Community association | Ernée | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 16 ′ N , 1 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 113-219 m | |
| surface | 40.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 928 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53500 | |
| INSEE code | 53245 | |
| Website | http://st.pierre.des.landes.monsite-orange.fr/ | |
Saint-Pierre-des-Landes is a commune with 928 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 Ernée (until 2015: canton of Chailland ). The inhabitants are called Pierrot-Landais .
geography
Saint-Pierre-des-Landes is located about 29 kilometers north-northwest of Laval . The Couesnon rises in the municipality . Saint-Pierre-des-Landes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Pellerine and Larchamp in the north, Ernée in the east, Juvigné in the south, Luitré-Dompierre with Luitré in the west and La Chapelle-Janson in the northwest.
The National Route 12 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,318 | 1,232 | 1,099 | 1.011 | 979 | 946 | 964 | 953 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church in the village of Saint-Pierre
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church in the hamlet of Mégaudais
- Mégaudais castle from the 19th century
- Fontenailles Castle
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
Church in the center of Saint-Pierre-des Landes
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 173-175.
