La Roë

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

La Roë
Commune
The La Roë Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of La Roë
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Coordinates: 47°53′45″N 1°06′36″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
Canton	Cossé-le-Vivien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gaétan Chadelaud[1]
Area 1	8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	252
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53191 /53350
Elevation	52–101 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.

History

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 [fr].

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. 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.