Vaiges
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne | |
| Canton | Meslay-du-Maine | |
| Community association | Coëvrons | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 67-126 m | |
| surface | 36.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,167 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53480 | |
| INSEE code | 53267 | |
 Manoir d'Aubigné north of the village |
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Vaiges is a French commune with 1,167 inhabitants (at 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 ).
Geographical location
The community is located around 40 kilometers west of Le Mans . Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Léger in the northeast, Saint-Jean-sur-Erve in the east, Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve and Saulges in the southeast, La Bazouge-de-Chemeré in the south, Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard in the southwest, Soulgé -sur-Ouette in the west and La Chapelle-Rainsouin in the northwest.
The municipality is crossed by the Vaige river, which drains south to the Sarthe .
Transport links
The A81 motorway , which also has a junction here, runs through the community .
Partner communities
Vaiges has been part of the partnership between the former canton of Sainte-Suzanne and Sulzheim in Rheinhessen , Germany , since 1967 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 902-905.
