Château-Gontier
Commune in Mayenne, France
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Château-Gontier (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ɡɔ̃tje] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne.[3]
Château-Gontier | |
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Part of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | |
Château-Gontier seen from the Europe Bridge | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Château-Gontier | |
  Château-Gontier Location within France  Château-Gontier Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°49′43″N 0°42′10″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier |
| Canton | Château-Gontier |
| Commune | Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne |
Area 1 | 27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 11,422 |
| • Density | 409.7/km2 (1,061/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53200 |
| Elevation | 26–99 m (85–325 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
History
There are chalybeate springs close to the town. Château-Gontier owes its origin and its name to a castle erected in the first half of the 11th century by Gunther, the steward of Fulk Nerra of Anjou, on the site of a farm belonging to the monks of St Aubin d’Angers. On the extinction of the family, the lordship was assigned by Louis XI of France to Philippe de Comines. The town suffered severely during the wars of the League. In 1793 it was occupied by the Vendeans.[5]
Culture and heritage
The following buildings have been listed as historical monuments:
People
- Roséva Bidois (born 2000) competed for the Union Pour l'Athlétisme à Château-Gontier sports club here.[12]
- Conan II, Duke of Brittany was found dead here during the Breton Norman Wars, likely the victim of poisoning.
- Claude Pompidou was born here.
- General Emile-René Lemonnier was born and buried here.
- Louis-François Allard (1735-1819), physician and politician.
- Guy de Charnacé (1825–1909), agronomist, writer, musicologist was born here.
- Alexis Roger, French composer (1814–1846), was born here.
- Olivier Peslier, French horse racing jockey was born here.
Climate
| Climate data for Château-Gontier (Coudray) (1996–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.8 (2.75) |
56.1 (2.21) |
50.2 (1.98) |
52.6 (2.07) |
58.5 (2.30) |
53.1 (2.09) |
46.2 (1.82) |
43.2 (1.70) |
61.9 (2.44) |
71.3 (2.81) |
76.6 (3.02) |
78.9 (3.11) |
718.4 (28.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 114.3 |
| Source: Meteociel[13] | |||||||||||||
