Contest is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

Contest
The church in Contest
The church in Contest
Coat of arms of Contest
Location of Contest
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Contest is located in France
Contest
Contest
Contest is located in Pays de la Loire
Contest
Contest
Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 0°39′18″W / 48.2628°N 0.655°W / 48.2628; -0.655
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementMayenne
CantonMayenne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Montaufray[1]
Area
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22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
844
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53074 /53100
Elevation77–152 m (253–499 ft)
(avg. 109 m or 358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is in the center of Lower Maine. Its village is 6 km south-west of Mayenne and 12 km north of Martigné-sur-Mayenne.

The name of the locality is attested in the form Constet in 1207. The place name honors the bishop of Bayeux of the sixth century, Contextus.[3]

Notable Persons

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  • Jacques Felix Jan de La Hamelinaye (1769-1861), general, retired to Contest at his retirement.
  • Bertrand Denis (1902 - 1986 in Contest), MP.
  • Louis Rouland (1907-1940), French aviator born in Contest.
  • Jean Yanne (1933-2003), actor, humorist, director. Born Roger-Jean Gouyé, from a family of clog makers who in the eighteenth century lived in the forest of Mayenne. His grandfather René-Jean Gouillet was born in Contest on 13 March 1789, and died in Fougères on 11 October 1855.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Albert Dauzat et Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Paris, Larousse, 1963