Gorron

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Gorron

(2020–2026) Jean-Marc Allain^[1]Area

14.32 km² (5.53 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,511 • Density180/km² (450/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

53107 /53120

Elevation147–208 m (482–682 ft)
(avg. 149 m or 489 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gorron (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It has a twin town in the UK, Hayling Island, as well as a twin town in Germany, Schwaikheim. There are a range of shops and services to be found in Gorron. The river Colmont runs through it. There is a regular market in the town every Wednesday.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,400	—
1975	2,511	+0.65%
1982	2,825	+1.70%
1990	2,837	+0.05%
1999	2,894	+0.22%
2007	2,744	−0.66%
2012	2,702	−0.31%
2017	2,560	−1.07%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE