Le Horps

Le Horps
Le Horps
Commune
	The church of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul, in Le Horps
	Location of Le Horps
	Le Horps Location within France Le Horps Location within Pays de la Loire
	Coordinates: 48°23′50″N 0°27′36″W / 48.3972°N 0.46°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Lassay-les-Châteaux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Soutif
Area 1	23.27 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Population (2023)	716
• Density	30.8/km2 (79.7/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.

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

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois Richard, La Brunelière, Le Guiboux, Le Horps, Le Houssel, La Rebourgère and Ricordeau.^[4]

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%
1931	953	−0.95%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2023	716	−0.64%

Source: EHESS^[5] and INSEE^[6]

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ "Commune du Horps | Insee". www.insee.fr.
1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Horps, EHESS (in French).
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] "Commune du Horps | Insee". www.insee.fr.

[gmap-4] 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.

[5] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Horps, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-6] Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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Geography

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