Arrondissement of Château-Gontier

The arrondissement of Château-Gontier is an arrondissement of France in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 76 communes.[2] Its population is 73,769 (2016), and its area is 1,527.4 km2 (589.7 sq mi).[3]

Château-Gontier
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
No. of communes76
SubprefectureChâteau-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
Area
1,527.4 km2 (589.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
73,211
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE code531

Composition

edit

The communes of the arrondissement of Château-Gontier, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Arquenay (53009)
  2. Astillé (53011)
  3. Athée (53012)
  4. Ballots (53018)
  5. Bannes (53019)
  6. La Bazouge-de-Chemeré (53022)
  7. Bazougers (53025)
  8. Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf (53027)
  9. Bierné-les-Villages (53029)
  10. Le Bignon-du-Maine (53030)
  11. La Boissière (53033)
  12. Bouchamps-lès-Craon (53035)
  13. Bouère (53036)
  14. Bouessay (53037)
  15. Brains-sur-les-Marches (53041)
  16. Le Buret (53046)
  17. La Chapelle-Craonnaise (53058)
  18. Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (53062)
  19. Châtelain (53063)
  20. Chemazé (53066)
  21. Chémeré-le-Roi (53067)
  22. Chérancé (53068)
  23. Congrier (53073)
  24. Cosmes (53075)
  25. Cossé-en-Champagne (53076)
  26. Cossé-le-Vivien (53077)
  27. Coudray (53078)
  28. Courbeveille (53082)
  29. Craon (53084)
  30. La Cropte (53087)
  31. Cuillé (53088)
  32. Daon (53089)
  33. Denazé (53090)
  34. Fontaine-Couverte (53098)
  35. Fromentières (53101)
  36. Gastines (53102)
  37. Gennes-Longuefuye (53104)
  38. Grez-en-Bouère (53110)
  39. Houssay (53117)
  40. Laubrières (53128)
  41. Livré-la-Touche (53135)
  42. Maisoncelles-du-Maine (53143)
  43. Marigné-Peuton (53145)
  44. Mée (53148)
  45. Ménil (53150)
  46. Méral (53151)
  47. Meslay-du-Maine (53152)
  48. Niafles (53165)
  49. Origné (53172)
  50. Peuton (53178)
  51. Pommerieux (53180)
  52. Préaux (53184)
  53. Prée-d'Anjou (53124)
  54. Quelaines-Saint-Gault (53186)
  55. Renazé (53188)
  56. La Roche-Neuville (53136)
  57. La Roë (53191)
  58. La Rouaudière (53192)
  59. Ruillé-Froid-Fonds (53193)
  60. Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë (53197)
  61. Saint-Brice (53203)
  62. Saint-Charles-la-Forêt (53206)
  63. Saint-Denis-d'Anjou (53210)
  64. Saint-Denis-du-Maine (53212)
  65. Saint-Erblon (53214)
  66. Saint-Loup-du-Dorat (53233)
  67. Saint-Martin-du-Limet (53240)
  68. Saint-Michel-de-la-Roë (53242)
  69. Saint-Poix (53250)
  70. Saint-Quentin-les-Anges (53251)
  71. Saint-Saturnin-du-Limet (53253)
  72. La Selle-Craonnaise (53258)
  73. Senonnes (53259)
  74. Simplé (53260)
  75. Val-du-Maine (53017)
  76. Villiers-Charlemagne (53273)

History

edit

The arrondissement of Château-Gontier was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.[4] At the March 2016 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Mayenne, it gained 14 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 Château-Gontier were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Bierné
  2. Château-Gontier-Est
  3. Château-Gontier-Ouest
  4. Cossé-le-Vivien
  5. Craon
  6. Grez-en-Bouère
  7. Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë

References

edit
  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Château-Gontier (531)". 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.

47°50′N 0°42′W / 47.83°N 0.70°W / 47.83; -0.70