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Craon, Mayenne

Coordinates: 47°50′56″N 0°56′55″W / 47.8489°N 0.9486°W

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Craon
Commune
The church of Saint-Nicolas, seen beyond the water from Mûrier
Coat of arms
Location of Craon
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Coordinates: 47°50′56″N 0°56′55″W / 47.8489°N 0.9486°W / 47.8489; -0.9486
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
Canton	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand de Guebriant^[1]
Area ¹	24.56 km² (9.48 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,435
• Density	180/km² (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53084 /53400
Elevation	32–83 m (105–272 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Craon (French pronunciation: [kʁã]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

Geography

The river Oudon flows through the middle of the commune and through the town of Craon.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,482	—
1975	4,661	+0.56%
1982	4,829	+0.51%
1990	4,767	−0.16%
1999	4,659	−0.25%
2007	4,648	−0.03%
2012	4,506	−0.62%
2017	4,507	+0.00%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Monuments

Craon is home to the 18th century Château de Craon [fr].^[4]

Gallery

Monument at crossing streets D771 and D22.
Hamlet of La Puce

See also

Communes of the Mayenne department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: Château et parc, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

External links

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Communes of the Mayenne department

^pref: prefecture
^subpr: subprefecture

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