Bonchamp-lès-Laval

Bonchamp-lès-Laval (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃ʃɑ̃ lɛ laval], literally Bonchamp near Laval) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.

Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Commune
The town hall in Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Location of Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Bonchamp-lès-Laval Show map of France Bonchamp-lès-Laval Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°04′30″N 0°42′00″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Laval
Canton	Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Intercommunality	Laval Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gwénaël Poisson[1]
Area 1	27.51 km2 (10.62 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,211
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53034 /53960
Elevation	47–113 m (154–371 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,235 —     1800 873 −4.83% 1806 1,219 +5.72% 1821 1,144 −0.42% 1831 1,167 +0.20% 1836 1,227 +1.01% 1841 1,275 +0.77% 1846 1,283 +0.13% 1851 1,290 +0.11% 1856 1,291 +0.02% 1861 1,262 −0.45% 1866 1,252 −0.16% 1872 1,152 −1.38% 1876 1,182 +0.64% 1881 1,146 −0.62% 1886 1,102 −0.78% 1891 1,032 −1.30% 1896 959 −1.46%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 939 −0.42% 1906 949 +0.21% 1911 914 −0.75% 1921 788 −1.47% 1926 745 −1.12% 1931 780 +0.92% 1936 788 +0.20% 1946 839 +0.63% 1954 831 −0.12% 1962 815 −0.24% 1968 1,387 +9.27% 1975 2,235 +7.05% 1982 3,444 +6.37% 1990 3,832 +1.34% 1999 4,793 +2.52% 2007 5,553 +1.86% 2012 5,795 +0.86% 2017 6,037 +0.82%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of Mayenne

References

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bonchamp-lès-Laval, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE