Contest | |
|---|---|
 The church in Contest | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Contest  | |
  Contest  Contest | |
| Coordinates:48°15′46″N0°39′18″W / 48.2628°N 0.655°W /48.2628; -0.655 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Mayenne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Daniel Montaufray[1] |
Area 1 | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 840 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53074 /53100 |
| Elevation | 77–152 m (253–499 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Contest is acommune in theMayennedepartment in north-westernFrance.
The town is in the center of Lower Maine. Its village is 6 km south-west of Mayenne and 12 km north of Martigné-sur-Mayenne.
The name of the locality is attested in the form Constet in 1207. The place name honors the bishop of Bayeux of the sixth century, Contextus.[3]
