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Hardanges

Coordinates: 48°20′14″N 0°24′03″W / 48.3372°N 0.4008°W / 48.3372; -0.4008
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Hardanges
Coat of arms of Hardanges
Location of Hardanges
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Hardanges is located in France
Hardanges
Hardanges
Hardanges is located in Pays de la Loire
Hardanges
Hardanges
Coordinates: 48°20′14″N 0°24′03″W / 48.3372°N 0.4008°W / 48.3372; -0.4008
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementMayenne
CantonLassay-les-Châteaux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Neveu[1]
Area
1
18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
183
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53114 /53640
Elevation149–327 m (489–1,073 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hardanges (French pronunciation: [aʁdɑ̃ʒ]) is a French commune, located in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, populated by 203 persons. The commune is part of the historic province of Maine (province).[3]

History

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The Latin form of the name Hardengia. It is formed of a Germanic medieval suffix -ing (indicating property), one of few such examples in West France.[4]

Geography

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Hardanges is located 11 km from Villaines-la-Juhel and 17 km from Mayenne. The N12 road is 7 km from the commune.

Hardagnes is a rural commune, as such it is part of those communes judged "sparse or very sparse" by the French Insee.[5][6] As the commune is part of the Aire d'attraction of Mayenne, it is a Crown Commune.

Local culture and heritage

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Key sites and monuments include:

  • St Peter's Church
  • St Matthew's Chapel, built in 1775
  • La Chasse-Guerre Castle
  • La Butte Park
  • Le Saule Mountain

The commune is home to the Les Découvertes motocross circuit.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Saugrain, Claude-Marin (1726). Dictionnaire universel de la France ancienne et moderne et de la Nouvelle France. Vol. 2. p. 139.
  4. ^ Albert Dauzat; Charles Rostaing (1979). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France (in French). Paris. p. 343b. ISBN 2-85023-076-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Librairie Guénégaud
  5. ^ "Typologie urbain / rural". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2021..
  6. ^ "Comprendre la grille de densité". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021..