Contest, Mayenne
Contest | |
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The church in Contest | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Contest | |
Contest Contest | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 0°39′18″W / 48.2628°N 0.655°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Mayenne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Montaufray[1] |
Area 1 | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 840 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53074 /53100 |
| Elevation | 77–152 m (253–499 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Contest is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
The town is in the center of Lower Maine. Its village is 6 km south-west of Mayenne and 12 km north of Martigné-sur-Mayenne.
The name of the locality is attested in the form Constet in 1207. The place name honors the bishop of Bayeux of the sixth century, Contextus.[3]
Notable Persons
- Jacques Felix Jan de La Hamelinaye (1769–1861), general, retired to Contest at his retirement.
- Bertrand Denis (1902–1986 in Contest), MP.
- Louis Rouland (1907–1940), French aviator born in Contest.
- Jean Yanne (1933–2003), actor, humorist, director. Born Roger-Jean Gouyé, from a family of clog makers who in the eighteenth century lived in the forest of Mayenne. His grandfather René-Jean Gouillet was born in Contest on 13 March 1789, and died in Fougères on 11 October 1855.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Albert Dauzat et Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Paris, Larousse, 1963
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