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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Mayenne |
Arrondissement | Mayenne |
Canton | Landivy |
Intercommunality | Bocage Mayennais |
Mayor | Maurice Roulette (2008–2014) |
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Elevation | 135–252 m (443–827 ft) (avg. 180 m/590 ft) |
Land area1 | 21.45 km2 (8.28 sq mi) |
Population2 | 623 (1999) |
- Density | 29 /km2 (75 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 53238/ 53220 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Saint Mars sur la Futaie is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It is notable as the site of the oldest known tree in France, a Hawthorn growing alongside the church, and reputedly planted in the 3rd century.