Contest, Mayenne

Contest
Contest
	Commune
	The church in Contest
	Coat of arms
	Location of Contest
	Contest Contest
	Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 0°39′18″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Mayenne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Montaufray
Area 1	22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	840
• 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.

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

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.[2]

Notable Persons

Jacques Felix Jan de La Hamelinaye (1769-1861), general, retired to Contest at his retirement.
Bertrand Denis (1902 - 1986 in Contest), MP.
Louis Rouland (1907-1940), French aviator born in Contest.
Jean Yanne (1933-2003), actor, humorist, director. Born Roger-Jean Gouyé, from a family of clog makers who in the eighteenth century lived in the forest of Mayenne. His grandfather René-Jean Gouillet was born in Contest on March 13, 1789 and died in Fougères on October 11, 1855.

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
Albert Dauzat et Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Paris, Larousse, 1963

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