Rennes-en-Grenouilles
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Rennes-en-Grenouilles (French pronunciation: [ʁɛn ɑ̃ ɡʁənuj]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Rennes-en-Grenouilles | |
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The Château du Bois du Maine, in Rennes-en-Grenouilles | |
 Location of Rennes-en-Grenouilles | |
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| Coordinates: 48°29′36″N 0°30′39″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Lassay-les-Châteaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Hervé Gérard Sylvain Pillaert[1] |
Area 1 | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 112 |
| • Density | 14.2/km2 (36.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53189 /53110 |
| Elevation | 110–210 m (360–690 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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, Le Haut Hazay, Rennes-en-Grenouilles, La Guiberdière, Le Saussay, La Coquère, La Vieille Pellière and La Maillardière.[3]
The Mayenne river flows through the commune.[4]
The commune is located within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
- Château du Bois du Maine - a fifteenth century chateau, which was listed as a Monument historique in 1967.[6]
Notable people
- Jacques-François Dujarié - (1767-1838) a French Catholic priest who founded a congregation of religious sisters and another one of brothers, was born here.[7]
