Martigné-sur-Mayenne (French pronunciation: [maʁtiɲe syʁ majɛn], before 1984: Martigné)[3] is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

Martigné-sur-Mayenne
The church in Martigné-sur-Mayenne
The church in Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Location of Martigné-sur-Mayenne
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Martigné-sur-Mayenne is located in France
Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Martigné-sur-Mayenne is located in Pays de la Loire
Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Coordinates: 48°11′43″N 0°39′42″W / 48.1953°N 0.6617°W / 48.1953; -0.6617
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementMayenne
CantonLassay-les-Châteaux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guillaume Carré[1]
Area
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31.61 km2 (12.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,893
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53146 /53470
Elevation72–165 m (236–541 ft)
(avg. 131 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune contains the Château de la Motte-Husson, owned by Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree, which features in the Channel 4 television series Escape to the Chateau.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 13 novembre 1984 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0270, 18 November 1984, p. 10523.
  4. ^ "Angel et Dick ont racheté le château de la Motte à Martigné" [Angel and Dick have bought the castle of La Motte in Martigné]. Le Courrier de la Mayenne (in French). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Martigné-sur-Mayenne". paysdelaloire.co.uk. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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