Bouchamps-lès-Craon
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Bouchamps-lès-Craon (French pronunciation: [buʃɑ̃ lɛ kʁɑ̃], literally Bouchamps near Craon) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.
Bouchamps-lès-Craon | |
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The church in Bouchamps-lès-Craon | |
 Location of Bouchamps-lès-Craon | |
  Bouchamps-lès-Craon Location within France  Bouchamps-lès-Craon Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′56″N 0°59′28″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier |
| Canton | Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Eudes Gaubert[1] |
Area 1 | 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 595 |
| • Density | 32.8/km2 (84.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53035 /53800 |
| Elevation | 31–104 m (102–341 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Oudon forms most of the commune's eastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 525 | — |
| 1975 | 528 | +0.08% |
| 1982 | 518 | −0.27% |
| 1990 | 507 | −0.27% |
| 1999 | 514 | +0.15% |
| 2007 | 557 | +1.01% |
| 2012 | 563 | +0.21% |
| 2017 | 564 | +0.04% |
| 2023 | 595 | +0.90% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
