La Roë

Coordinates: 47°53′45″N 1°06′36″W / 47.8958°N 1.11°W / 47.8958; -1.11
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La Roë
The La Roë Abbey
Coat of arms of La Roë
Location of La Roë
Map
La Roë is located in France
La Roë
La Roë
La Roë is located in Pays de la Loire
La Roë
La Roë
Coordinates: 47°53′45″N 1°06′36″W / 47.8958°N 1.11°W / 47.8958; -1.11
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementChâteau-Gontier
CantonCossé-le-Vivien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gaétan Chadelaud[1]
Area
1
8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
252
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53191 /53350
Elevation52–101 m (171–331 ft)
(avg. 79 m or 259 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roë (French pronunciation: [la ʁo]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

History[edit]

The Bretonic ascetic preacher Robert of Arbrissel founded a community of canons regular in 1092 which was confirmed by Pope Urban II in Angers in February 1092.[3] This would in time turn into the development of La Roë abbey.

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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. ^ Müller, Annalena (2021). From the Cloister to the State: Fontevraud and the Making of Bourbon France, 1642-1100. Routledge. p. 43. ISBN 9781000436297. Retrieved 6 March 2023.