Contest | |
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Coordinates: 48°15′46″N0°39′18″W / 48.2628°N 0.655°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Mayenne |
Arrondissement | Mayenne |
Canton | Mayenne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Montaufray [1] |
Area 1 | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [2] | 844 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 53074 /53100 |
Elevation | 77–152 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. |
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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]
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