Saint-Pierre-des-Nids
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Saint-Pierre-des-Nids | |
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 The church in Saint-Pierre-des-Nids | |
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 Location of Saint-Pierre-des-Nids | |
  Saint-Pierre-des-Nids  Saint-Pierre-des-Nids | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′59″N 0°05′54″W / 48.3997°N 0.0983°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Villaines-la-Juhel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe D'Argent[1] |
Area 1 | 37.34 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,748 |
| • Density | 46.81/km2 (121.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53246 /53370 |
| Elevation | 106–272 m (348–892 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-des-Nids (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ de ni]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.[3]
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.[4]
In addition the Commune along with another 4 communes shares part of a 1,190 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Alpes Mancelles.[5]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Annette, La Cirardière, Ville Perdue, La Sourdière, La Couaslonnière, La Nouillerie, L'Étang du Tour, Saint-Pierre-des-Nids, Bochard, La Moussardière, La Blanchinière, La Baderie, Champrousier and La Payardière.[6]
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The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[7]
Points of Interest
- Cinéma L'Aiglon is a 155 seater cinema run by volunteers that has been operational in the commune since 1946.[8][9]
National Heritage sites
The Commune has a total of 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[10]:
- Château du Plessis-Bochard - an eighteenth century chateaux that was listed as monument historique in 1996.[11]
- Menhir dit La Pierre au Diable - a Neolithic Menhir, that is known as The Devil's Stone was listed as a monument in 1978.[12]
