Ravigny
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Ravigny (French pronunciation: [ʁaviɲi]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Ravigny | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ravigny | |
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| Coordinates: 48°26′53″N 0°03′39″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Villaines-la-Juhel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Maignan[1] |
Area 1 | 6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 232 |
| • Density | 35.5/km2 (91.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53187 /53370 |
| Elevation | 170–350 m (560–1,150 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 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 commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Ravigny, Le Pont-Cel, La Thibaudière, La Chauvellière, La Cellotière and La Roirie.[3]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[5]
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
- Manoir à Ravigny - a sixteenth centaury manor house that was listed as a Monument historique in 1975.[6]
Notable people
- Marcelle Neveu - (1906 – 1993) a middle-distance runner who was born here.[7]
