Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Mayenne | |
Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
Canton | Meslay-du-Maine | |
Community association | Coëvrons | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 16 ′ W | |
height | 114-286 m | |
surface | 48.77 km 2 | |
Residents | 756 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 53270 | |
INSEE code | 53265 |
Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie is a French municipality with 756 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mayenne and the canton of Meslay-du-Maine (until 2015: canton of Sainte-Suzanne ). The inhabitants are called Torcéens .
Geographical location
Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie is located about 38 kilometers east-northeast of Laval and about 35 kilometers west-northwest of Le Mans am Vaige . Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Voutré in the north, Rouessé-Vassé in the northeast, Parennes and Neuvillette-en-Charnie in the east, Chemiré-en-Charnie in the southeast, Saint-Denis-d'Orques in the south, Blandouet in the southwest and Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes in the west.
history
In 1973 the municipalities of Torcé-en-Charnie and Viviers merged to form today's municipality.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 539 | 498 | 791 | 663 | 647 | 737 | 730 | 761 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Dolmen
- Saint-Pierre church in Torcé from the 15th century
- Viviers Church from the 20th century
- Saint-Nicolas chapel
- Longuefougères mansion, a historic monument since 1985
- Bouillé castle ruins
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 900–902.