Cossé-en-Champagne

Coordinates: 47°57′48″N 0°19′58″W / 47.9633°N 0.3328°W / 47.9633; -0.3328
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Cossé-en-Champagne
The town hall in Cossé-en-Champagne
The town hall in Cossé-en-Champagne
Location of Cossé-en-Champagne
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Cossé-en-Champagne is located in France
Cossé-en-Champagne
Cossé-en-Champagne
Cossé-en-Champagne is located in Pays de la Loire
Cossé-en-Champagne
Cossé-en-Champagne
Coordinates: 47°57′48″N 0°19′58″W / 47.9633°N 0.3328°W / 47.9633; -0.3328
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementChâteau-Gontier
CantonMeslay-du-Maine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Foucher[1]
Area
1
20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
315
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53076 /53340
Elevation47–101 m (154–331 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cossé-en-Champagne (French pronunciation: [kɔse ɑ̃ ʃɑ̃paɲ]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.[3]

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Its church, called Notre-Dame, is known for its Romanesque frescoes, some dating from the 15th century, and is listed as a historic monument in France.[4][5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Cossé-en-Champagne (53076), INSEE
  4. ^ "Cossé en champagne peintures murales dans l'église".
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)