Château-Gontier

Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier seen from the Europe Bridge
Location of Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier
Coordinates: 47°49′43″N 0°42′10″W / 47.8286°N 0.7028°W / 47.8286; -0.7028
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementChâteau-Gontier
CantonChâteau-Gontier
CommuneChâteau-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
Area
1
27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
11,422
  Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
53200
Elevation26–99 m (85–325 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Château-Gontier (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ɡɔ̃tje] ) is a former commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne.