Hardanges
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Hardanges (French pronunciation: [aʁdɑ̃ʒ]) is a French commune, located in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, populated by 203 persons. The commune is part of the historic province of Maine (province).[3]
Hardanges | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hardanges | |
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| Coordinates: 48°20′14″N 0°24′03″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Lassay-les-Châteaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Neveu[1] |
Area 1 | 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 169 |
| • Density | 9.15/km2 (23.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53114 /53640 |
| Elevation | 149–327 m (489–1,073 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The Latin form of the name Hardengia. It is formed of a Germanic medieval suffix -ing (indicating property), one of few such examples in West France.[4]
Geography
Hardanges is located 11 km from Villaines-la-Juhel and 17 km from Mayenne. The N12 road is 7 km from the commune.
Hardagnes is a rural commune, as such it is part of those communes judged "sparse or very sparse" by the French Insee.[5][6] As the commune is part of the Aire d'attraction of Mayenne, it is a Crown Commune.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Aulnais, La Thébaudière, La Morandière, Hardanges, La Rongère, La Bérachère, La Martelière and La Chasseguerre.[7]
Local culture and heritage
Key sites and monuments include:
- St Peter's Church
- St Matthew's Chapel, built in 1775
- La Chasse-Guerre Castle
- La Butte Park
- Le Saule Mountain
