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Ernée () is a commune in the
Mayenne Mayenne ( ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Il ...
department in north-western
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. It is named after the river Ernée, which runs through the town and is situated about halfway between the towns of Laval and
Fougères Fougères (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a Communes of France, commune and a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department, located in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, no ...
. Ernée is home to a purpose-built
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track, which has been used in the
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s and
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.


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 Saint-Denis-de-Gastines () is a Communes of France, commune in the Mayenne Departments of France, department in north-western France. Notable person * Pierre Fauchard (1679–1761), the "father of modern dentistry", was born in Saint-Denis-de-Ga ...
.


Population


International relations

Ernée is twinned with: * Glenfield,
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Dorsten Dorsten (; Westphalian: ''Dössen'') is a town in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and has a population of about 75,000. Dorsten is situated on the western rim of Westphalia bordering the Rhineland. Its histori ...
,
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See also

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Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Mayenne Maine (province) {{Mayenne-geo-stub