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Javron-les-Chapelles | |
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 The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Javron-les-Chapelles | |
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 Location of Javron-les-Chapelles | |
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| Coordinates: 48°25′06″N 0°20′11″W / 48.4183°N 0.3364°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Villaines-la-Juhel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Ledauphin[1] |
Area 1 | 38.13 km2 (14.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,314 |
| • Density | 34.46/km2 (89.25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53121 /53250 |
| Elevation | 133–251 m (436–823 ft) (avg. 194 m or 636 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Javron-les-Chapelles (French pronunciation: [ʒavʁɔ̃ le ʃapɛl]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Javron and Les Chapelles.[3]
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Chapelles, Chevrigny, La Hussonnière, Javron, Javron-les-Chapelles, L'Écarderie, La Laire, Chattemoue and La Couasnière.[4]
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Points of Interest
[edit]National Heritage sites
[edit]- Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste - a church, which was listed as a Monument historique in 1931.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Victor Fanneau de La Horie - (1766 – 1812) a French general, conspirator against Napoleon, and godfather of Victor Hugo was born here.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0008, 10 January 1973, pp. 479-480.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Église (PA00109514)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Il était une fois... Victor Fanneau de La Horie, père supposé de Victor Hugo". lecourrierdelamayenne.fr. 28 September 2025.
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