Cossé-le-Vivien

Cossé-le-Vivien (French pronunciation: [kɔse lə vivjɛ̃]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

Cossé-le-Vivien
Commune
The centre of Cossé-le-Vivien
Coat of arms
Location of Cossé-le-Vivien
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Coordinates: 47°56′46″N 0°54′37″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
Canton	Cossé-le-Vivien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Langouet[1]
Area 1	44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,208
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53077 /53230
Elevation	50–104 m (164–341 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Oudon flows through the middle of the commune and forms most of its north-western border. It contains a museum dedicated to Robert Tatin's work.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,443	—
1975	2,626	+1.04%
1982	2,780	+0.82%
1990	2,806	+0.12%
1999	2,706	−0.40%
2007	2,890	+0.83%
2012	2,987	+0.66%
2017	3,134	+0.97%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Mayenne department

Parish church.