Daon is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.

Daon
Commune
The Château de l'Escoublère, in Daon
Coat of arms
Location of Daon
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Coordinates: 47°45′03″N 0°38′15″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
Canton	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne-1
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Catherine Delarue[1]
Area 1	17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	509
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53089 /53200
Elevation	19–81 m (62–266 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sights

• Saint-Germain Church, under renovation in 2012.
• The Logis de la Grande Jaillerie.
• Le Logis du Petit Marigné, listed as a historical monument since 1997.

Castles

Daon is the commune of the Pays de Château-Gontier containing the most of castles, with around ten of these on its territory:

• The Castle of l'Escoublère, 16th century, listed as a historical monument since 1927.
• Mortreux Castle, listed as a historical monument since 1933.
• The Castle Places.
• Lutz Castle.
• Castle of the Porte.
• Bréon Castle.
• Nouairie Castle.
• Touche-Belin Castle.
• Bellevue Castle, known as Villa Bellevue.
• Beaumont Castle.

See also

• Communes of the Mayenne department

References

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