Auvers-sous-Montfaucon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Loué | |
| Community association | Loué-Brûlon-Noyen | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 57-116 m | |
| surface | 7.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 244 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72540 | |
| INSEE code | 72017 | |
Auvers-sous-Montfaucon is a French municipality with 244 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 Loué .
Location and transport links
The municipality, which is one of the numerous small municipalities in France with 7.49 square kilometers, is located at an average of 65 m above sea level , 23 km west of Le Mans . It can be reached via the D 57 from Longnes in 1.7 km in a southerly direction.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul church, construction phases of the 10th, 12th and 16th centuries, nave with wooden barrel vault , two side chapels; in the south chapel fresco “Jesus is helped to carry the cross”, 16th century; at the main altar in the choir terracotta figures of St. Paul and a Madonna
- Old "Maisons" (mansions)
- Lavoir (historic public wash house)
- Ruins of the medieval castle of Montfaucon
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 667-670.
Web links
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