Ernée

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Coordinates: 48°17′51″N 0°55′53″W / 48.2975, -0.931388888889

Commune of Ernée

Location
Ernée (France)
Ernée
Administration
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Mayenne
Canton canton d'Ernée
Mayor Gérard Heude
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 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 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

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 track, which has been used in the Motocross World Championships and 2005 Motocross des Nations. 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, Vautorte, Pellerine, Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine, Saint-Denis-de-Gastines,