Arnage
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans | |
| Canton | Le Mans 6 | |
| Community association | Le Mans metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 56 ' N , 0 ° 11' E | |
| height | 38-56 m | |
| surface | 10.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,311 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 494 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72230 | |
| INSEE code | 72008 | |
| Website | http://www.arnage.fr/ | |
Arnage is a commune with 5311 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . Arnage is part of the Arrondissement of Le Mans and the Canton of Le Mans-6 . The inhabitants are called Arnageois .
geography
Arnage is located on the Sarthe River , which also forms the western municipal boundary. Arnage is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Mans in the north, Mulsanne in the east, Moncé-en-Belin in the south, Spay in the west and Allonnes in the northwest.
A small part of Le Mans-Arnage Airport is located in the municipality . The municipality's train station is on the Tours – Le Mans railway line . The former Route nationale 767 runs through the municipality .
history
The municipality of Arnage was created in 1853 by parts of the municipalities of Moncé-en-Belin, Pont-Lieue and Spay.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 3,315 | 3,697 | 5,004 | 5,367 | 5,600 | 5,565 | 5,229 | 5.131 |
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Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Lower Saxony municipality of Hude since 1983, and with the Mecklenburg town of Kröpelin since 1990.
Trivia
The car model Bentley Arnage is named after the community.
