Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson
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Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson | |
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 Location of Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson | |
  Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson  Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′36″N 0°11′49″W / 48.460°N 0.197°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Villaines-la-Juhel |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Geslain[1] |
Area 1 | 58.22 km2 (22.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,273 |
| • Density | 39.04/km2 (101.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53185 /53140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson (French pronunciation: [pʁe ɑ̃ paj sɛ̃ sɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the department of Mayenne, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Pré-en-Pail and Saint-Samson.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Samson, La Louvellière, La Sérardière, Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson and Courtoron.[4]
The commune is located within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
The river Mayenne flows through the commune.[6]
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Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,733 | — |
| 1975 | 2,822 | +0.46% |
| 1982 | 2,902 | +0.40% |
| 1990 | 2,810 | −0.40% |
| 1999 | 2,472 | −1.41% |
| 2007 | 2,520 | +0.24% |
| 2012 | 2,389 | −1.06% |
| 2017 | 2,331 | −0.49% |
| 2023 | 2,273 | −0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of Interest
- Le belvédère du Mont des Avaloirs - Is a viewing platform built in 1994 on the highest point of the Armorican Massif at 417 metres above sea level on Mont des Avaloirs.[8][9]
