Arrondissement of Mayenne

Coordinates: 48°18′N 0°37′W / 48.30°N 0.62°W / 48.30; -0.62
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Mayenne
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
No. of communes130
SubprefectureMayenne
Area
2,961.8 km2 (1,143.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
118,048
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE code533

The arrondissement of Mayenne is an arrondissement of France in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 132 communes.[2] Its population is 120,982 (2016), and its area is 2,961.8 km2 (1,143.6 sq mi).[3]

Composition[edit]

The communes of the arrondissement of Mayenne, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Alexain (53002)
  2. Ambrières-les-Vallées (53003)
  3. Andouillé (53005)
  4. Aron (53008)
  5. Assé-le-Bérenger (53010)
  6. Averton (53013)
  7. La Baconnière (53015)
  8. Bais (53016)
  9. La Bazoge-Montpinçon (53021)
  10. La Bazouge-des-Alleux (53023)
  11. Belgeard (53028)
  12. La Bigottière (53031)
  13. Blandouet-Saint Jean (53228)
  14. Boulay-les-Ifs (53038)
  15. Brecé (53042)
  16. Brée (53043)
  17. Carelles (53047)
  18. Chailland (53048)
  19. Champéon (53051)
  20. Champfrémont (53052)
  21. Champgenéteux (53053)
  22. Chantrigné (53055)
  23. La Chapelle-au-Riboul (53057)
  24. La Chapelle-Rainsouin (53059)
  25. Charchigné (53061)
  26. Châtillon-sur-Colmont (53064)
  27. Chevaigné-du-Maine (53069)
  28. Colombiers-du-Plessis (53071)
  29. Commer (53072)
  30. Contest (53074)
  31. Couesmes-Vaucé (53079)
  32. Couptrain (53080)
  33. Courcité (53083)
  34. Crennes-sur-Fraubée (53085)
  35. La Croixille (53086)
  36. Désertines (53091)
  37. La Dorée (53093)
  38. Ernée (53096)
  39. Évron (53097)
  40. Fougerolles-du-Plessis (53100)
  41. Gesnes (53105)
  42. Gesvres (53106)
  43. Gorron (53107)
  44. Grazay (53109)
  45. La Haie-Traversaine (53111)
  46. Le Ham (53112)
  47. Hambers (53113)
  48. Hardanges (53114)
  49. Hercé (53115)
  50. Le Horps (53116)
  51. Le Housseau-Brétignolles (53118)
  52. Izé (53120)
  53. Javron-les-Chapelles (53121)
  54. Jublains (53122)
  55. Juvigné (53123)
  56. Landivy (53125)
  57. Larchamp (53126)
  58. Lassay-les-Châteaux (53127)
  59. Lesbois (53131)
  60. Levaré (53132)
  61. Lignières-Orgères (53133)
  62. Livet (53134)
  63. Loupfougères (53139)
  64. Madré (53142)
  65. Marcillé-la-Ville (53144)
  66. Martigné-sur-Mayenne (53146)
  67. Mayenne (53147)
  68. Mézangers (53153)
  69. Montaudin (53154)
  70. Montenay (53155)
  71. Montreuil-Poulay (53160)
  72. Montsûrs (53161)
  73. Moulay (53162)
  74. Neau (53163)
  75. Neuilly-le-Vendin (53164)
  76. Oisseau (53170)
  77. La Pallu (53173)
  78. Parigné-sur-Braye (53174)
  79. Le Pas (53176)
  80. La Pellerine (53177)
  81. Placé (53179)
  82. Pontmain (53181)
  83. Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson (53185)
  84. Ravigny (53187)
  85. Rennes-en-Grenouilles (53189)
  86. Le Ribay (53190)
  87. Sacé (53195)
  88. Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain (53196)
  89. Saint-Aubin-du-Désert (53198)
  90. Saint-Aubin-Fosse-Louvain (53199)
  91. Saint-Baudelle (53200)
  92. Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière (53202)
  93. Saint-Calais-du-Désert (53204)
  94. Saint-Cyr-en-Pail (53208)
  95. Saint-Denis-de-Gastines (53211)
  96. Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert (53218)
  97. Saint-Ellier-du-Maine (53213)
  98. Sainte-Marie-du-Bois (53235)
  99. Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes (53255)
  100. Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières (53216)
  101. Saint-Georges-Buttavent (53219)
  102. Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard (53220)
  103. Saint-Georges-sur-Erve (53221)
  104. Saint-Germain-d'Anxure (53222)
  105. Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer (53223)
  106. Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume (53225)
  107. Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine (53226)
  108. Saint-Julien-du-Terroux (53230)
  109. Saint-Léger (53232)
  110. Saint-Loup-du-Gast (53234)
  111. Saint-Mars-du-Désert (53236)
  112. Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont (53237)
  113. Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie (53238)
  114. Saint-Pierre-des-Landes (53245)
  115. Saint-Pierre-des-Nids (53246)
  116. Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve (53248)
  117. Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers (53256)
  118. Saulges (53257)
  119. Soucé (53261)
  120. Thorigné-en-Charnie (53264)
  121. Thubœuf (53263)
  122. Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie (53265)
  123. Trans (53266)
  124. Vaiges (53267)
  125. Vautorte (53269)
  126. Vieuvy (53270)
  127. Villaines-la-Juhel (53271)
  128. Villepail (53272)
  129. Vimartin-sur-Orthe (53239)
  130. Voutré (53276)

History[edit]

The arrondissement of Mayenne was created in 1800.[4] At the March 2016 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Mayenne, it gained 38 communes from the arrondissement of Laval.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Mayenne were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Ambrières-les-Vallées
  2. Bais
  3. Couptrain
  4. Ernée
  5. Gorron
  6. Le Horps
  7. Landivy
  8. Lassay-les-Châteaux
  9. Mayenne-Est
  10. Mayenne-Ouest
  11. Pré-en-Pail
  12. Villaines-la-Juhel

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Mayenne (533)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ^ Historique de la Mayenne
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 24 March 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 53Mayenne" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

48°18′N 0°37′W / 48.30°N 0.62°W / 48.30; -0.62