Mayenne | |
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 The Château de Mayenne, and theMayenne river | |
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 Location of Mayenne | |
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| Coordinates:48°18′43″N0°37′06″W / 48.312°N 0.6183°W /48.312; -0.6183 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Mayenne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Le Scornet[1] |
Area 1 | 19.88 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 12,854 |
| • Density | 646.6/km2 (1,675/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53147 /53100 |
| Elevation | 82–159 m (269–522 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mayenne (/maɪˈɛn/,French:[majɛn]ⓘ) is acommune in theMayennedepartment, northwesternFrance. It is asubprefecture of the department. It is situated on the riverMayenne.
In medieval times, the town was the seat of theLords of Mayenne. The town originated when Juhel II of Mayenne (lord of Mayenne, Gorron and Ambrières (1110–1161)) built a monastery near the gate of the pre-existing castle, which led to the formation of the settlement.
Mayenne was besieged twice during theFrench Wars of Religion, in 1574 and 1590, and suffered substantial damage. It was rebuilt and re-embellished in the following century thanks to the help ofCardinal Mazarin. It however suffered from plague in 1707.
On 9 June 1944, during World War II, it was bombed by theRAF, which caused heavy damage and numerous casualties.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 11,395 | — |
| 1975 | 12,450 | +1.27% |
| 1982 | 13,333 | +0.98% |
| 1990 | 13,549 | +0.20% |
| 1999 | 13,724 | +0.14% |
| 2007 | 13,555 | −0.15% |
| 2012 | 13,257 | −0.44% |
| 2017 | 12,841 | −0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Devizes, England, United Kingdom
Jesi, Italy
Waiblingen, Germany| Climate data for Mayenne (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.8 (100.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.6 (52.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 16.1 (61.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 5.7 (42.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.9 (57.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) | −12.0 (10.4) | −8.0 (17.6) | −4.0 (24.8) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −4.5 (23.9) | −14.0 (6.8) | −15.0 (5.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 86.9 (3.42) | 70.5 (2.78) | 62.5 (2.46) | 56.6 (2.23) | 67.9 (2.67) | 54.7 (2.15) | 57.8 (2.28) | 56.1 (2.21) | 64.9 (2.56) | 86.1 (3.39) | 87.5 (3.44) | 98.4 (3.87) | 849.9 (33.46) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.3 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 130.9 |
| Source: Meteociel[6] | |||||||||||||
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