Val-du-Maine
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier | |
| Canton | Meslay-du-Maine | |
| Community association | Pays de Meslay-Grez | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 56 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ W | |
| height | 37-91 m | |
| surface | 23.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 929 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53340 | |
| INSEE code | 53017 | |
Val-du-Maine is a French municipality with 929 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Gontier and the canton of Meslay-du-Maine . The inhabitants are called Valmainois .
Geographical location
Val-du-Maine is around 35 kilometers west-southwest of Laval on the River Erve . Val-du-Maine is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Chémeré-le-Roi in the north and northwest, Saulges in the north, Cossé-en-Champagne in the east and northeast, Poillé-sur-Vegre in the southeast, Auvers-le-Hamon in the south, Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf in the south and south-west and Préaux in the west.
history
On January 1, 2017, the municipality was formed as Commune nouvelle from the previously independent municipalities Ballée and Épineux-le-Seguin .
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballée (administrative headquarters) | 53017 | 14.19 | 677 |
| Épineux-le-Seguin | 53095 | 9.48 | 252 |
Attractions
Ballée
- Saint-Sulpice Church, Monument historique
- Linières castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1983
Èpineux-le-Seguin
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church, Monument historique
- Saint-Catherine Priory, Monument historique
- Varennes-l'Enfant castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1983
