Alexain

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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(2020–2026) Guillaume Chesneau[1]Area
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16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
610 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
53002 /53240
Elevation72–167 m (236–548 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alexain (French pronunciation: [alɛksɛ̃]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. It is 20 km northwest of Laval and 14 km from Mayenne. The nearest communes are La Bigottière, Placé, and Saint-Germain-d'Anxure.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 468—    
1975 433−1.10%
1982 410−0.78%
1990 418+0.24%
1999 402−0.43%
2007 478+2.19%
2012 609+4.96%
2017 601−0.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

The nearby Château de la Feuillée, long-term home of the d'Orenge family, was destroyed during the French Revolution and was rebuilt in 1809.

See also

  • Communes of Mayenne

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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