Saint-Berthevin

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Berthevin

(2020–2026) Yannick Borde^[1]Area

32.11 km² (12.40 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,353 • Density230/km² (590/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

53201 /53940

Elevation62–149 m (203–489 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Berthevin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɛʁtəvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,289	—
1975	4,897	+11.48%
1982	5,624	+2.00%
1990	6,382	+1.59%
1999	6,873	+0.83%
2007	6,964	+0.16%
2012	7,307	+0.97%
2017	7,344	+0.10%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Sights

11th century Saint-Berthevin church.
Lime kilns at Les Brosses, listed as a Historic Monument.^[5]
High rock, named the Chair of Saint-Berthevin.
Coupeau base.
Old pink marble quarries (Saint-Berthevin marble).
Chateau du Chatelier.
Two 18th century boundary stones are classified as historic objects.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: Ensemble chaufournier des Brosses, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: Borne de banlieue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: Borne-limite, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)