Saint-Berthevin

Saint-Berthevin
Commune
The church in Saint-Berthevin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Berthevin
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Coordinates: 48°04′09″N 0°49′28″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Laval
Canton	Saint-Berthevin
Intercommunality	Laval Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yannick Borde[1]
Area ^1	32.11 km^2 (12.40 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,353
• Density	230/km^2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53201 /53940
Elevation	62–149 m (203–489 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 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-Berthevin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɛʁtəvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,289	—
1975	4,897	+11.48%
1982	5,624	+2.00%
1990	6,382	+1.59%
1999	6,873	+0.83%
2007	6,964	+0.16%
2012	7,307	+0.97%
2017	7,344	+0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• 11th century Saint-Berthevin church.
• Lime kilns at Les Brosses, listed as a Historic Monument.^[5]
• High rock, named the Chair of Saint-Berthevin.
• Coupeau base.
• Old pink marble quarries (Saint-Berthevin marble).
• Chateau du Chatelier.
• Two 18th century boundary stones are classified as historic objects.^[6][7]

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. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Base Mérimée: Ensemble chaufournier des Brosses, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
6. Base Palissy: Borne de banlieue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
7. Base Palissy: Borne-limite, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)