Saint-Pierre-sur-Orthe
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
| Canton | Evron | |
| Community association | Coëvrons | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 13 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ W | |
| height | 122-301 m | |
| surface | 31.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 463 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53160 | |
| INSEE code | 53249 | |
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Saint-Pierre-sur-Orthe is a French municipality with 463 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Mayenne and the canton Évron (until 2015: canton Bais ). The inhabitants are called Pétruciens .
geography
Saint-Pierre-sur-Orthe is located about 44 kilometers northeast of Laval on the Orthe River . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Saint-Pierre-sur-Orthe is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer in the north, Mont-Saint-Jean in the east, Sillé-le-Guillaume in the east and south-east, Le Grez in the south and south-east, Vimarcé in the south and south-west, Saint-Martin-de-Condée in the west and Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 886 | 785 | 660 | 565 | 542 | 531 | 489 | 459 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century
- Les Bois castle from the 17th century
Personalities
- Vital Grandin (1829–1902), missionary, Bishop of Saint-Albert
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 113-116.
