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Craon | |
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 The church of Saint-Nicolas, seen beyond the water from Mûrier | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Craon | |
  Craon  Craon | |
| Coordinates:47°50′56″N0°56′55″W / 47.8489°N 0.9486°W /47.8489; -0.9486 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier |
| Canton | Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bertrand de Guebriant[1] |
Area 1 | 24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,415 |
| • Density | 179.8/km2 (465.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53084 /53400 |
| Elevation | 32–83 m (105–272 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Craon (French pronunciation:[kʁã]) is acommune in theMayennedepartment in north-westernFrance.
The riverOudon flows through the middle of the commune and through the town of Craon.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,482 | — |
| 1975 | 4,661 | +0.56% |
| 1982 | 4,829 | +0.51% |
| 1990 | 4,767 | −0.16% |
| 1999 | 4,659 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 4,648 | −0.03% |
| 2012 | 4,506 | −0.62% |
| 2017 | 4,507 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Craon is home to the 18th centuryChâteau de Craon [fr].[4]
Media related toCraon (Mayenne) at Wikimedia Commons
