Loiron

Part of Loiron-Ruillé in Pays de la Loire, France

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Location of Loiron

48°03′36″N 0°56′02″W / 48.06°N 0.9339°W / 48.06; -0.9339CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentMayenneArrondissementLavalCantonLoironCommuneLoiron-Ruillé Area

22.92 km² (8.85 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

1,740 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

53320

Elevation88–172 m (289–564 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loiron (French pronunciation: [lwaʁɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loiron-Ruillé.^[2]