Madré
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Madré (French pronunciation: [madʁe]) is a commune in the department of Mayenne in north-western France.
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The winter landscape in Madré | |
 Location of Madré | |
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| Coordinates: 48°28′41″N 0°22′42″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Villaines-la-Juhel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Blanchard[1] |
Area 1 | 17.55 km2 (6.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 280 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53142 /53250 |
| Elevation | 122–189 m (400–620 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The maternal great-grandfather of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, Louis Macé, was baptised in the village church on 16 March 1778.
Geography
Notable people
- Jean-Jacques Reboux - (1958 – 2021) a writer, poet, and editor, who was born here.[5]
