Alexain

Alexain
Commune
Location of Alexain
Alexain Alexain
Coordinates: 48°13′47″N 0°46′00″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Mayenne
Intercommunality	Mayenne Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Ernest Guihery
Area 1	16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	610
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53002 /53240
Elevation	72–167 m (236–548 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alexain is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. It is 20 km northwest of Laval and 14 km from Mayenne. The nearest communes are La Bigottière, Placé, and Saint-Germain-d'Anxure.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	450	—
2007	478	+6.2%
2008	505	+5.6%
2009	535	+5.9%
2010	564	+5.4%
2011	594	+5.3%
2012	609	+2.5%
2013	616	+1.1%
2014	610	−1.0%
2015	605	−0.8%
2016	599	−1.0%

Sights

The nearby Château de la Feuillée, long-term home of the d'Orenge family, was destroyed during the French Revolution and was rebuilt in 1809.

See also

• Communes of Mayenne

References

• INSEE statistics