Alexain () 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 northwestern

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. It is 20 km northwest of Laval and 14 km from Mayenne. The nearest communes are La Bigottière,

Placé Placé () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommun ...

, and Saint-Germain-d'Anxure.

Population

Sights

The nearby Château de la Feuillée, long-term home of the d'Orenge family, was destroyed during the French Revolution and was rebuilt in 1809.