Aillières-Beauvoir
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 24 ' N , 0 ° 20' E | |
| height | 142-337 m | |
| surface | 15.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 217 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72600 | |
| INSEE code | 72002 | |
Aillières-Beauvoir is a French municipality with 217 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mamers and the canton of Mamers (until 2015: canton of La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet ).
geography
Aillières-Beauvoir is located about 48 kilometers north-northeast of Le Mans and about 17 kilometers east of Alençon . The river Bienne has its source in the municipality . Aillières-Beauvoir is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Louzes in the north and north-west, Contilly in the east and north-east, Marollette in the south-east, Saint-Longis in the south and Villaines-la-Carelle in the west and south-west. It belongs to the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .
history
In 1965 the previously independent municipalities Aillières and Beauvoir were merged.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 136 | 291 | 280 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 223 | 214 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Denis church from the 12th century, alterations from the 16th century, monument historique since 1927
- Aillières Castle from the 12th century, alterations from the 14th century
Personalities
- René Dagron (1813–1900), chemist and inventor of microfilm
- Michel d'Aillières (1923–2010), politician ( CNI ), Mayor of Aillières-Beauvoir (1958–2008)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 573-575.
