Ernée

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ernée

(2020–2026) Jacqueline Arcanger^[1]Area

36.53 km² (14.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,576 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

53096 /53500

Elevation107–200 m (351–656 ft)
(avg. 142 m or 466 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ernée (French pronunciation: [ɛʁne]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

It is named after the river Ernée, which runs through the town and is situated about halfway between the towns of Laval and Fougères. Ernée is home to a purpose-built motocross track, which has been used in the Motocross World Championships and Motocross des Nations.^[3]

Neighboring communes

The commune is bordered by the communes of Montenay, Saint-Pierre-des-Landes, Vautorte, La Pellerine, Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine, Saint-Denis-de-Gastines.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,146	—
1975	5,612	+1.25%
1982	5,901	+0.72%
1990	6,052	+0.32%
1999	5,703	−0.66%
2007	5,780	+0.17%
2012	5,812	+0.11%
2017	5,731	−0.28%
Source: INSEE^[4]

International relations

Ernée is twinned with:

Glenfield, England
Dorsten, Germany^[5]

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.
^ "Ernée to Host 2020 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations". mxgp.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. Retrieved 28 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}