Hardanges

Hardanges
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Hardanges
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Coordinates: 48°20′14″N 0°24′03″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Lassay-les-Châteaux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Neveu[1]
Area ^1	18.48 km^2 (7.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	183
• Density	9.9/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53114 /53640
Elevation	149–327 m (489–1,073 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hardanges (French pronunciation: [aʁdɑ̃ʒ]) is a French commune, located in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, populated by 203 persons. The commune is part of the historic province of Maine (province).[3]

History

The Latin form of the name Hardengia. It is formed of a Germanic medieval suffix -ing (indicating property), one of few such examples in West France.[4]

Geography

Hardanges is located 11 km from Villaines-la-Juhel and 17 km from Mayenne. The N12 road is 7 km from the commune.

Hardagnes is a rural commune, as such it is part of those communes judged "sparse or very sparse" by the French Insee.[5][6] As the commune is part of the Aire d'attraction of Mayenne, it is a Crown Commune.

Local culture and heritage

Key sites and monuments include:

• St Peter's Church
• St Matthew's Chapel, built in 1775
• La Chasse-Guerre Castle
• La Butte Park
• Le Saule Mountain

The commune is home to the Les Découvertes motocross circuit.

See also

• Communes of the Mayenne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Saugrain, Claude-Marin (1726). Dictionnaire universel de la France ancienne et moderne et de la Nouvelle France. Vol. 2. p. 139.
4. Albert Dauzat; Charles Rostaing (1979). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France (in French). Paris. p. 343b. ISBN 2-85023-076-6. Librairie Guénégaud
5. "Typologie urbain / rural". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2021..
6. "Comprendre la grille de densité". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021..