Juvigné
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Commune of Juvigné |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Mayenne |
Arrondissement | Laval |
Canton | Canton de Chailland |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 113 m–224 m (avg. 207 m) |
Land area¹ | 62,16 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1340 |
- Density | 21/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 53123/ 53380 |
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. | |
Juvigné is a small village in the Department of Mayenne, in north-western France. It is located on the borders of Normandy, Brittany and the northern Loire, it is predominantly an agricultural region known for its cattle rearing. The village is also known locally for being one of the prettiest in the region and is named the 'Village of Flowers' after its summer foral displays. It is also home to a small farming museum, and there is an impressive neo-classical church, presbytery and historic former school building in the village.