Olivet (Mayenne)

Olivet is a commune with 427 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Mayenne in the Pays de la Loire. It belongs to the district of the canton of Laval and Loiron and is located approximately 300 kilometers west of Paris.

Demographics

Attractions

• Monastery Clairmont
• Castle
• Church of Saint -Laurent
• Former Priory

Personalities

• François de Laval (1498-1554), Seigneur d' Olivet, Bishop of Dol
• Jean Chouan (1757-1794), one of the leaders of the Royalistenaufstands 1792/93, died in Olivet
• Constant Paillard Ducléré (1776-1839), politician, mayor of Olivet
• Pierre Buron (1921-2002), politician, was born in Olivet