Sainte-Marie-du-Bois (Mayenne)

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Sainte-Marie-du-Bois
Sainte-Marie-du-Bois (France)
Sainte-Marie-du-Bois
region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Mayenne
Canton Lassay-les-Châteaux
Community association Mayenne Community
Coordinates 48 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  W 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

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
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 19th century
  • La Drouardière castle from the 19th century

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 551-553.

Web links

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