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Villepail | |
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 The church of Saint-Sulpice, in Villepail | |
 Location of Villepail | |
  Villepail Location within France  Villepail Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′49″N 0°15′57″W / 48.3969°N 0.2658°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Villaines-la-Juhel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Blottière[1] |
Area 1 | 15.70 km2 (6.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 192 |
| • Density | 12.2/km2 (31.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53272 /53250 |
| Elevation | 168–383 m (551–1,257 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villepail (French pronunciation: [vilpaj]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Monnerie, Cohélie, Le Petit Augre and Villepail.[3]
The commune is located within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Points of Interest
[edit]- La Corniche de Pail - is a natural area that stretches along an 8 km long sandstone Corniche that eventually rises to 383 metres.[5] Located in the extension of the Mont des Avaloirs, it is an important migratory area for birds.[6]
- Tourbière des Egoutelles - is a heath and peat bog nature reserve that is just over one hectare in size.[7] The site is a former Armorican sandstone quarry and is now colonized by peatland flora and fauna.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ↑ "LA CORNICHE DE PAIL - Pré-en-Pail". Tourism portal of the department - La Mayenne.
- ↑ "La Corniche de Pail | Birdingplaces". Birdingplaces.eu.
- ↑ "Landes et tourbière des Egoutelles – Réserves Naturelles de France". reserves-naturelles.org.
- ↑ "La réserve naturelle des landes et tourbière des Égoutelles".
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