Saint-Georges-sur-Erve

Saint-Georges-sur-Erve

The Château de Foulletorte
Saint-Georges-sur-Erve

Coordinates: 48°10′09″N 0°17′48″W / 48.1692°N 0.2967°W / 48.1692; -0.2967Coordinates: 48°10′09″N 0°17′48″W / 48.1692°N 0.2967°W / 48.1692; -0.2967
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Laval
Canton Évron
Intercommunality Pays d'Évron
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Roche
Area1 20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 342
  Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 53221 / 53600
Elevation 129–326 m (423–1,070 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)

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-Georges-sur-Erve is a commune in the Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire région in north-western France. The local people are known as 'Ervigeorgeais'.[1]

It consists of a small sized village, home to a school, library and town hall,[2] as well as a restaurant which serves as a tabac and newsagent to the village.

There is also a small mountain bike group, the Saint-Georges Adventure Group, which does yearly biking competitions starting at Saint-Georges to other areas.[3]

See also

References

  1. "CCPE: Les Communes: Saint Georges sur Erve" [CCPE: The Communes: Saint Georges sur Erve]. CCPE: Les Communes: Saint Georges sur Erve (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. "Mairie de Saint-Georges-sur-Erve" [Saint-Georges-sur-Erve Town Hall]. Mairie de Saint-Georges-sur-Erve (in French). La Direction de l'information légale et administrative (Premier ministre). 02.10.2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. "Le sixième Raid VTT mayennais épaulé par des randonnées" [The Sixth Mayenne Raid VTT supported by hikers] (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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