La Roë Explained

La Roë
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason La Roë.svg
Arrondissement:Château-Gontier
Canton:Cossé-le-Vivien
Mayor:Gaétan Chadelaud[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:47.8958°N -1.11°W
Elevation M:79
Elevation Min M:52
Elevation Max M:101
Area Km2:8.76
Insee:53191
Postal Code:53350

La Roë (in French pronounced as /la ʁo/) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

History

The Bretonic ascetic preacher Robert of Arbrissel founded a community of canons regular in 1092 which was confirmed by Pope Urban II in Angers in February 1092.[2] This would in time turn into the development of La Roë abbey.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: Müller . Annalena . From the Cloister to the State: Fontevraud and the Making of Bourbon France, 1642-1100 . 2021 . Routledge . 9781000436297 . 43. 6 March 2023.