Saint-Denis-de-Gastines

Saint-Denis-de-Gastines
Commune
The church in Saint-Denis-de-Gastines
Location of Saint-Denis-de-Gastines
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Coordinates: 48°20′34″N 0°51′22″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Ernée
Intercommunality	Ernée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Chrétien[1]
Area ^1	48.01 km^2 (18.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,412
• Density	29/km^2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53211 /53500
Elevation	128–247 m (420–810 ft) (avg. 176 m or 577 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Denis-de-Gastines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dəni də ɡastin]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.^[3]

Notable person

• Pierre Fauchard (1679–1761), the "father of modern dentistry", was born in Saint-Denis-de-Gastines

See also

• Communes of Mayenne

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file