Vimarcé

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Vimarcé
Vimarcé coat of arms
Vimarcé (France)
Vimarcé
region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Mayenne
Canton Evron
Community association Coëvrons
Coordinates 48 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W
height 135-302 m
surface 20.77 km 2
Residents 237 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 53160
INSEE code

Vimarcé is a French municipality with 237 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mayenne and the canton of Évron . The inhabitants are called Vimarcéens .

geography

Vimarcé is located about 38 kilometers east-northeast of Laval on the Erve River , which has its source here. The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Vimarcé is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Martin-de-Condée in the north, Saint-Pierre-sur-Orthe in the northeast, Le Grez in the east, Rouessé-Vassé in the south and southeast and Saint-Georges-sur-Erve in the west and southwest .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 406 351 310 254 243 236 249 236
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 11th century Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
  • Courtaliéru Castle, old tower hill castle of the Normans, only remains in the ground
  • Le Gasseau Castle.
  • Le Tertre Castle
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 373-374.

Web links

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