Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

|commune status = Commune

|image = Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie-FRANCE.jpg

|caption = The bell tower of the church

|image coat of arms =

|arrondissement = Mayenne

|canton = Gorron

|INSEE = 53238

|postal code = 53220

|mayor = Maurice Roulette{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Bocage Mayennais

|coordinates = {{coord|48.4328|-1.0142|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 180

|elevation min m = 135

|elevation max m = 252

|area km2 = 21.45

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/53238-saint-mars-sur-la-futaie INSEE commune file] It is notable as the site of the oldest known tree in France, a Hawthorn growing alongside the church, and reputedly planted in the 3rd century.

Image:Hawthorn St Mars.jpg|Bole of ancient hawthorn

Image:Hawthorn St Mars 2.jpg|Saint Mars sur la Futaie