Daon

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Daon
Commune
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The Château de l'Escoublère, in Daon
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Coat of arms
Location of Daon
Daon
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Daon
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Daon
Coordinates: 47°45′03″N0°38′15″W / 47.7508°N 0.6375°W / 47.7508; -0.6375
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Mayenne
Arrondissement Château-Gontier
Canton Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne-1
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Catherine Delarue [1]
Area
1
17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
513
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53089 /53200
Elevation19–81 m (62–266 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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Sights

Castles

Daon is the commune of the Pays de Château-Gontier containing the most of castles, with around ten of these on its territory:

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.


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