La Roë (French pronunciation: [la ʁo]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
La Roë | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Roë  | |
  La Roë  La Roë | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′45″N 1°06′36″W / 47.8958°N 1.11°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier |
| Canton | Cossé-le-Vivien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaétan Chadelaud[1] |
Area 1 | 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 252 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53191 /53350 |
| Elevation | 52–101 m (171–331 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe Bretonic ascetic preacher Robert of Arbrissel founded a community of canons regular in 1092 which was confirmed by Pope Urban II in Angers in February 1092.[3] This would in time turn into the development of La Roë Abbey.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Müller, Annalena (2021). From the Cloister to the State: Fontevraud and the Making of Bourbon France, 1642-1100. Routledge. p. 43. ISBN 9781000436297. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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