Ernée
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Commune of Ernée | |
Location | |
Longitude | 00° 55' 53" W |
Latitude | 48° 17' 51" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Mayenne |
Arrondissement | Mayenne |
Canton | canton d'Ernée |
Mayor | Gérard Heude (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 107 m–200 m (avg. 142 m) |
Land area¹ | 36,53 km² |
Population² (1999) |
5703 |
- Density () | 156/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 53096/ 53500 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Ernée is a commune in the department of Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France. It is named after the River Ernée, which runs through the town. Ernée is home to a motocross piste, which has been used in the Motocross World Championships. It is situated about halfway between the towns of Laval and Fougères. It is twinned with the towns of Glenfield (UK) and Dorsten (Germany). It is the administrative centre of the canton of Ernée. The commune is bordered by the communes of Montenay, Saint Pierre des Landes, Vautore, Pellerine, Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine, Saint-Denis-de-Gastines,