Ernée
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Ernée
|commune status = Commune
|image = Town from afar.JPG
|caption = A general view of Ernée
|image coat of arms = Blason Ernée 53.svg
|arrondissement = Mayenne
|canton = Ernée
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|48.2975|-0.9314|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 142
|elevation min m = 107
|elevation max m = 200
|area km2 = 36.53
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|INSEE = 53096
|postal code = 53500
}}
Ernée ({{IPA|fr|ɛʁne}}) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
It is named after the river Ernée, which runs through the town and is situated about halfway between the towns of Laval and Fougères. Ernée is home to a purpose-built motocross track, which has been used in the Motocross World Championships and Motocross des Nations.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mxgp.com/motocross/news/ern%C3%A9e-host-2020-monster-energy-fim-motocross-nations |title=Ernée to Host 2020 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations |website=mxgp.com |access-date=8 October 2018}}
Neighboring communes
The commune is bordered by the communes of Montenay, Saint-Pierre-des-Landes, Vautorte, La Pellerine, Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine, Saint-Denis-de-Gastines.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-53096#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |5146
|1975 |5612
|1982 |5901
|1990 |6052
|1999 |5703
|2007 |5780
|2012 |5812
|2017 |5731
}}
International relations
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
Ernée is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Glenfield, England
- {{flagicon|GER}} Dorsten, Germany{{cite web |url=http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd |title=List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District |publisher=Twins2010.com |access-date=28 October 2009}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
References
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