Auvers-le-Hamon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe | |
| Community association | Sablé-sur-Sarthe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 54 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 29-93 m | |
| surface | 47.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,473 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72300 | |
| INSEE code | 72016 | |
| Website | http://auverslehamon.mairie72.fr/ | |
Auvers-le-Hamon is a French commune with 1,473 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region of Pays de la Loire in the Sarthe department in the district of La Flèche in Canton Sable-sur-Sarthe .
Location and transport links
The municipality, which with 47.83 square kilometers is one of the larger municipalities in France, is located southwest of Le Mans at 29 to 93 m above sea level on the banks of the Erve river , near the confluence of its tributary Treulon . The traffic connection is given by the A 81 and the Départementstraße D 24.
Attractions
- Church, Romanesque origin (11th century), bell tower of the 12th / 13th centuries Century; consecrated to Saint-Pierre in the 19th century; Choir and transept reconstructed in the 19th century (architect: Paul Lemesle ); Nave with wooden barrel vault; 16th century frescoes on the nave walls
- Château du Plessis (1890)
- Château fort de Monfrou (ruins)
- Manoir de Pontigné
Town twinning
- Since 1980 with Hatten in Lower Saxony (Germany)
- Since 2000 with Wildeshausen in Lower Saxony (Germany)
Personalities
- Michel Lejeune , * 1946, politician
- Julien Lelasseux-Lafosse , * 1791, polytechnician
Web links
Commons : Auvers-le-Hamon - collection of images, videos and audio files
