Bonchamp-lès-Laval

Bonchamp-lès-Laval (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃ʃɑ̃ lɛ laval], literally Bonchamp near Laval) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.

Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Commune
The town hall in Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Location of Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Bonchamp-lès-Laval Show map of France Bonchamp-lès-Laval Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°04′30″N 0°42′00″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Laval
Canton	Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Intercommunality	Laval Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gwénaël Poisson[1]
Area 1	27.51 km2 (10.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,294
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53034 /53960
Elevation	47–113 m (154–371 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,235 —     1800 873 −4.83% 1806 1,219 +5.72% 1821 1,144 −0.42% 1831 1,167 +0.20% 1836 1,227 +1.01% 1841 1,275 +0.77% 1846 1,283 +0.13% 1851 1,290 +0.11% 1856 1,291 +0.02% 1861 1,262 −0.45% 1866 1,252 −0.16% 1872 1,152 −1.38% 1876 1,182 +0.64% 1881 1,146 −0.62% 1886 1,102 −0.78% 1891 1,032 −1.30% 1896 959 −1.46%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 939 −0.42% 1906 949 +0.21% 1911 914 −0.75% 1921 788 −1.47% 1926 745 −1.12% 1931 780 +0.92% 1936 788 +0.20% 1946 839 +0.63% 1954 831 −0.12% 1962 815 −0.24% 1968 1,387 +9.27% 1975 2,235 +7.05% 1982 3,444 +6.37% 1990 3,832 +1.34% 1999 4,793 +2.52% 2007 5,553 +1.86% 2012 5,795 +0.86% 2017 6,037 +0.82%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of Mayenne