Château-Gontier

Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Château-Gontier
Administration
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
Canton	2 cantons
Mayor	Philippe Henry (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	26–99 m (85–325 ft) (avg. 83 m/272 ft)
Land area1	27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population2	11,025  (2006)
- Density	395 /km2 (1,020 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	53062/ 53200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°49′43″N 0°42′10″W / 47.8286111111°N 0.702777777778°W / 47.8286111111; -0.702777777778

Château-Gontier is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

It is about 30 km (19 mi) south of Laval, the préfecture of the department of Mayenne. Château-Gontier is home to the Refuge de l'Arche[1], a refuge for abandoned or mistreated animals.

People

• Claude Pompidou was born here.
• General Emile-René Lemonnier was born and buried here.

See also

• Communes of the Mayenne department

References

• INSEE commune file