Le Horps

Le Horps (French pronunciation: [lə ɔʁ]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.^[3]

Le Horps
Commune
The church of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul, in Le Horps
Location of Le Horps
Le Horps Show map of France Le Horps Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°23′50″N 0°27′36″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Lassay-les-Châteaux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Soutif[1]
Area 1	23.27 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	721
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53116 /53640
Elevation	174–301 m (571–988 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,567 —     1806 1,729 +0.76% 1821 1,631 −0.39% 1836 1,682 +0.21% 1846 1,564 −0.72% 1856 1,583 +0.12% 1866 1,634 +0.32% 1876 1,584 −0.31% 1886 1,454 −0.85% 1896 1,336 −0.84% 1906 1,245 −0.70% 1921 1,048 −1.14%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1931 953 −0.95% 1946 935 −0.13% 1954 904 −0.42% 1962 836 −0.97% 1968 735 −2.12% 1975 707 −0.55% 1982 671 −0.74% 1990 684 +0.24% 1999 734 +0.79% 2007 758 +0.40% 2012 772 +0.37% 2017 744 −0.74%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Mayenne department