Saint-Georges-sur-Erve

Saint-Georges-sur-Erve
Commune
The Château de Foulletorte
Saint-Georges-sur-Erve
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Saint-Georges-sur-Erve
Coordinates: 48°10′09″N 0°17′48″W / 48.1692°N 0.2967°W / 48.1692; -0.2967Coordinates: 48°10′09″N 0°17′48″W / 48.1692°N 0.2967°W / 48.1692; -0.2967
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Mayenne
Canton Évron
Intercommunality Pays d'Évron
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Henri Roche
Area1 20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 342
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 53221 /53600
Elevation 129–326 m (423–1,070 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Georges-sur-Erve is a commune in the Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire région in north-western France. The local people are known as 'Ervigeorgeais'.[1]

It consists of a small sized village, home to a school, library and town hall,[2] as well as a restaurant which serves as a tabac and newsagent to the village.

There is also a small mountain bike group, the Saint-Georges Adventure Group, which does yearly biking competitions starting at Saint-Georges to other areas.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CCPE: Les Communes: Saint Georges sur Erve" [CCPE: The Communes: Saint Georges sur Erve]. CCPE: Les Communes: Saint Georges sur Erve (in French). Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mairie de Saint-Georges-sur-Erve" [Saint-Georges-sur-Erve Town Hall]. Mairie de Saint-Georges-sur-Erve (in French). La Direction de l'information légale et administrative (Premier ministre). 02.10.2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Le sixième Raid VTT mayennais épaulé par des randonnées" [The Sixth Mayenne Raid VTT supported by hikers] (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 21 August 2014.


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