Sainte-Marie-du-Bois (Mayenne)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
| Canton | Lassay-les-Châteaux | |
| Community association | Mayenne Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 128-246 m | |
| surface | 11.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 217 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53110 | |
| INSEE code | 53235 | |
Sainte-Marie-du-Bois is a French commune with a population of 217 (as at 1st January 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mayenne and the canton of Lassay-les-Châteaux . The inhabitants are called Samaritains .
geography
Sainte-Marie-du-Bois is located about 28 kilometers north-northeast of Mayenne city center . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Sainte-Marie-du-Bois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rennes-en-Grenouilles in the north and north-west, Thubœuf in the north and north-east, Lassay-les-Châteaux in the south and south-east and Le Housseau-Brétignolles in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 420 | 368 | 310 | 254 | 233 | 210 | 207 | 224 |
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Attractions
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- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 19th century
- La Drouardière castle from the 19th century
Personalities
- Isidore-François-Joseph Colombert (1838–1894), Bishop, Vicar Apostolic of West Cochin
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 551-553.
Web links
Commons : Sainte-Marie-du-Bois - Collection of images, videos and audio files
