Contest | |
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 The church in Contest | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Contest | |
  Contest Location within France  Contest Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 0°39′18″W / 48.2628°N 0.655°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Mayenne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Montaufray |
Area 1 | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 834 |
| • Density | 36.3/km2 (94.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53074 /53100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Contest is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
The town is in the center of Lower Maine. Its village is 6 km south-west of Mayenne and 12 km north of Martigné-sur-Mayenne.
The name of the locality is attested in the form Constet in 1207. The place name honors the bishop of Bayeux of the sixth century, Contextus.
