Sainte-Marie-du-Bois, Mayenne

Sainte-Marie-du-Bois
Location of Sainte-Marie-du-Bois
Sainte-Marie-du-Bois
Sainte-Marie-du-Bois
Coordinates: 48°27′57″N 0°28′47″W / 48.4658°N 0.4797°W / 48.4658; -0.4797
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementMayenne
CantonLassay-les-Châteaux
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pierre Rioult
Area
1
11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
228
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53235 /53110
Elevation128–246 m (420–807 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi dy bwa]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. The town is near the regional park Normandie-Maine, approximately 11 km.

The municipality covers 11.3 km2 and had 228 inhabitants in 2021, population density 20 inhabitants per square kilometre. Its population has increased by 8.5% since 1999.