Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie
Administration
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Mayenne
Canton Landivy
Intercommunality Bocage Mayennais
Mayor Maurice Roulette
(2008–2014)
Statistics
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.

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