Arrondissement of Mayenne explained

Type:arr
Mayenne
Insee:533
Nbcomm:130
Prefecture:n
Seat:Mayenne
Area:2961.8

The arrondissement of Mayenne is an arrondissement of France in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 132 communes. Its population is 120,982 (2016), and its area is 2961.8km2.[1]

Composition

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

The arrondissement of Mayenne was created in 1800.[3] At the March 2016 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Mayenne, it gained 38 communes from the arrondissement of Laval.[4]

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:[5]

  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

48.3°N -0.62°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Mayenne (533). 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/53his.html Historique de la Mayenne
  4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 24 March 2016. 2019-10-22.
  5. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 53Mayenne . December 2014. INSEE.