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Ampoigné
Ampoigné is located in France
Ampoigné
Ampoigné
Location in France
Ampoigné is located in Pays de la Loire
Ampoigné
Ampoigné
Location in Pays de la Loire
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Château-Gontier
Canton Château-Gontier
Commune Prée-d'Anjou
Area
1
21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
559
 • Density 26.468/km2 (68.55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
53200
Elevation 47–92 m (154–302 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ampoigné (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃pwaɲe]) is a former commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Prée-d'Anjou.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 568 —    
1968 502 −11.6%
1975 440 −12.4%
1982 406 −7.7%
1990 385 −5.2%
1999 421 +9.4%
2005 520 +23.5%
2010 558 +7.3%
2015 563 +0.9%

Personalities linked to the commune

  • Antoine de la Garanderie (born and buried in Ampoigné), educator and philosopher.
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