Contest, Mayenne
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.
Notable Persons
- Jacques Felix Jan de La Hamelinaye, general, retired to Contest at his retirement.
- Bertrand Denis, MP.
- Louis Rouland, French aviator born in Contest.
- Jean Yanne, actor, humorist, director. Born Roger-Jean Gouyé, from a family of clog makers who in the eighteenth century lived in the forest of Mayenne. His grandfather René-Jean Gouillet was born in Contest on 13 March 1789, and died in Fougères on 11 October 1855.