The arrondissement of Mayenne is an arrondissement of France in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 130 communes. Its population is 118,048 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Mayenne, and their INSEE codes, are:
Alexain (53002) Ambrières-les-Vallées (53003) Andouillé (53005) Aron (53008) Assé-le-Bérenger (53010) Averton (53013) La Baconnière (53015) Bais (53016) La Bazoge-Montpinçon (53021) La Bazouge-des-Alleux (53023) Belgeard (53028) La Bigottière (53031) Blandouet-Saint Jean (53228) Boulay-les-Ifs (53038) Brecé (53042) Brée (53043) Carelles (53047) Chailland (53048) Champéon (53051) Champfrémont (53052) Champgenéteux (53053) Chantrigné (53055) La Chapelle-au-Riboul (53057) La Chapelle-Rainsouin (53059) Charchigné (53061) Châtillon-sur-Colmont (53064) Chevaigné-du-Maine (53069) Colombiers-du-Plessis (53071) Commer (53072) Contest (53074) Couesmes-Vaucé (53079) Couptrain (53080) Courcité (53083) Crennes-sur-Fraubée (53085) La Croixille (53086) Désertines (53091) La Dorée (53093) Ernée (53096) Évron (53097) Fougerolles-du-Plessis (53100) Gesnes (53105) Gesvres (53106) Gorron (53107) Grazay (53109) La Haie-Traversaine (53111) Le Ham (53112) Hambers (53113) Hardanges (53114) Hercé (53115) Le Horps (53116) Le Housseau-Brétignolles (53118) Izé (53120) Javron-les-Chapelles (53121) Jublains (53122) Juvigné (53123) Landivy (53125) Larchamp (53126) Lassay-les-Châteaux (53127) Lesbois (53131) Levaré (53132) Lignières-Orgères (53133) Livet (53134) Loupfougères (53139) Madré (53142) Marcillé-la-Ville (53144) Martigné-sur-Mayenne (53146) Mayenne (53147) Mézangers (53153) Montaudin (53154) Montenay (53155) Montreuil-Poulay (53160) Montsûrs (53161) Moulay (53162) Neau (53163) Neuilly-le-Vendin (53164) Oisseau (53170) La Pallu (53173) Parigné-sur-Braye (53174) Le Pas (53176) La Pellerine (53177) Placé (53179) Pontmain (53181) Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson (53185) Ravigny (53187) Rennes-en-Grenouilles (53189) Le Ribay (53190) Sacé (53195) Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain (53196) Saint-Aubin-du-Désert (53198) Saint-Aubin-Fosse-Louvain (53199) Saint-Baudelle (53200) Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière (53202) Saint-Calais-du-Désert (53204) Saint-Cyr-en-Pail (53208) Saint-Denis-de-Gastines (53211) Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert (53218) Saint-Ellier-du-Maine (53213) Sainte-Marie-du-Bois (53235) Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes (53255) Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières (53216) Saint-Georges-Buttavent (53219) Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard (53220) Saint-Georges-sur-Erve (53221) Saint-Germain-d'Anxure (53222) Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer (53223) Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume (53225) Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine (53226) Saint-Julien-du-Terroux (53230) Saint-Léger (53232) Saint-Loup-du-Gast (53234) Saint-Mars-du-Désert (53236) Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont (53237) Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie (53238) Saint-Pierre-des-Landes (53245) Saint-Pierre-des-Nids (53246) Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve (53248) Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers (53256) Saulges (53257) Soucé (53261) Thorigné-en-Charnie (53264) Thubœuf (53263) Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie (53265) Trans (53266) Vaiges (53267) Vautorte (53269) Vieuvy (53270) Villaines-la-Juhel (53271) Villepail (53272) Vimartin-sur-Orthe (53239) Voutré (53276)
History
The arrondissement of Mayenne was created in 1800.Historique de la Mayenne At the March 2016 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Mayenne, it gained 38 communes from the arrondissement of Laval.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Mayenne were, as of January 2015:
Ambrières-les-Vallées Bais Couptrain Ernée Gorron Le Horps Landivy Lassay-les-Châteaux Mayenne-Est Mayenne-Ouest Pré-en-Pail Villaines-la-Juhel
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