Bouère
| Bouère | |
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The church in Bouère | |
  Bouère | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Bouère | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′50″N 0°28′38″W / 47.8639°N 0.4772°WCoordinates: 47°51′50″N 0°28′38″W / 47.8639°N 0.4772°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier |
| Canton | Grez-en-Bouère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacky Chauveau |
| Area1 | 42.54 km2 (16.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,027 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53036 / 53290 |
| Elevation |
41–117 m (135–384 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bouère is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.
Geography
Situated 35 km (22 mi) from Laval, 54 km (34 mi) from Angers, and 70 km (43 mi) from Le Mans in the southeast of today's Mayenne department, Bouère historically lay within the territories of Angevin Mayenne, which formed part of Anjou.
Local quarries supplied a proportion of the marble used in the construction of the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and Saint-Lazare railway station in Paris.
Administration
List of successive mayors
| Beginning | End | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2014 | Jacky Chauveau | |
| 1978 | 2008 | Claude Bucher | |
| 1906 | Chemin | ||
| 1896 | Beauplet | ||
| 1880 | 1896 | Foucher | |
| 1870 | 1880 | Bachlier | |
| 1855 | 1870 | Sesboué | |
| 1850 | Godivier | ||
| 1840 | Sesboué | ||
| 1836 | Tonnelier | ||
| 1830 | 1836 | Chamaret | |
| 1827 | 1830 | Oger | |
| 1821 | 1824 | Louis Joachim du Bois Jourdan | |
| 1801 | 1804 | Tonnelier | |
| 1800 | Jamin | ||
| 1791 | 1795 | René Sesboué |
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 993 | — |
| 1968 | 1,149 | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 1,030 | −10.4% |
| 1982 | 911 | −11.6% |
| 1990 | 857 | −5.9% |
| 1999 | 907 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 921 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,027 | +11.5% |
Sights
- Romanesque church (11th/12th century restored in the 19th century)
- Communal cemetery (registered with the additional inventory of the historic buildings)
- Votive vault 1871
- Castle of Bois-Jourdan 16th/17th century and dependences
- Castle of the Vézousière 18th century
- Castle of Rochers 19th century
- Castle of the Sevaudière 19th century
- Castle of Daviers 19th century
Personalities
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bouère. |
- (French) Bouère on Quid
- (French) The communes closest to Bouère
- (French) Bouère on a map of France
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