Hardanges
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Hardanges
|commune status = Commune
|arrondissement = Mayenne
|canton = Lassay-les-Châteaux
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|48.3372|-0.4008|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 225
|elevation min m = 149
|elevation max m = 327
|area km2 = 18.48
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|INSEE = 53114
|postal code = 53640
|intercommunality=|image coat of arms=Armoiries d'Hardanges.jpg}}
Hardanges ({{IPA|fr|aʁdɑ̃ʒ}}) is a French commune, located in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, populated by 203 persons. The commune is part of the historic province of Maine (province).{{cite book|date=1726|first=Claude-Marin|last=Saugrain|page=139|title=Dictionnaire universel de la France ancienne et moderne et de la Nouvelle France|volume=2}}
History
The Latin form of the name {{Lang|la|Hardengia}}. It is formed of a Germanic medieval suffix -ing (indicating property), one of few such examples in West France.{{cite book|date=1979|isbn=2-85023-076-6|language=fr|last1=Albert Dauzat|last2=Charles Rostaing|location=Paris|page=343b|title=Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France |author1-link=Albert Dauzat |author2-link=Charles Rostaing }} Librairie Guénégaud
Geography
Hardanges is located 11 km from Villaines-la-Juhel and 17 km from Mayenne. The N12 road is 7 km from the commune.
Hardagnes is a rural commune, as such it is part of those communes judged "sparse or very sparse" by the French Insee.{{cite web|title=Typologie urbain / rural|url=https://www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr/typologie-urbain-rural|website=www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr|access-date=29 March 2021|publication-date=|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921191030/https://www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr/typologie-urbain-rural|url-status=dead}}.{{cite web|title=Comprendre la grille de densité|url=https://www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr/methodes/comprendre-la-grille-de-densite|website=www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr|access-date=29 March 2021|publication-date=|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417185916/https://www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr/methodes/comprendre-la-grille-de-densite|url-status=dead}}. As the commune is part of the {{Lang|fr|Aire d'attraction}} of Mayenne, it is a Crown Commune.
Local culture and heritage
Key sites and monuments include:
- St Peter's Church
- St Matthew's Chapel, built in 1775
- La Chasse-Guerre Castle
- La Butte Park
- Le Saule Mountain
The commune is home to the {{Lang|fr|Les Découvertes}} motocross circuit.
See also
References
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