Cossé-le-Vivien

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cossé-le-Vivien

(2020–2026) Christophe Langouet^[1]Area

44.41 km² (17.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,246 • Density73/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

53077 /53230

Elevation50–104 m (164–341 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cossé-le-Vivien (French pronunciation: [kɔse lə vivjɛ̃]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

Geography

The river Oudon flows through the middle of the commune and forms most of its north-western border. It contains a museum dedicated to Robert Tatin's work.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,443	—
1975	2,626	+1.04%
1982	2,780	+0.82%
1990	2,806	+0.12%
1999	2,706	−0.40%
2007	2,890	+0.83%
2012	2,987	+0.66%
2017	3,134	+0.97%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE