Avoise
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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 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ W | |
height | 22-70 m | |
surface | 24.56 km 2 | |
Residents | 612 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 72430 | |
INSEE code | 72021 | |
Avoise on the Sarthe |
Avoise is a French municipality with 612 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Flèche and the canton of Sablé-sur-Sarthe . The inhabitants are called Avoisiens .
geography
Avoise is about 38 kilometers southwest of Le Mans . Here the Vègre flows into the Sarthe River , which forms the southern municipal boundary. Avoise is surrounded by the neighboring communities Asnières-sur-Vègre in the north, Tassé in the northeast, Noyen-sur-Sarthe in the east, Dureil in the east and southeast, Parcé-sur-Sarthe in the south, Solesmes in the southwest and Juigné-sur-Sarthe in the West.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 603 | 566 | 471 | 426 | 495 | 491 | 520 | 587 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Sulpice church
- Dobert Castle, Monument historique since 1989
- Pescheseul Castle
- Manor house La Perrine de Cry since 1993 Monument historique
- Old tower from the 17th century, monument historique since 1926
Personalities
- Pierre Brasdor (1721–1799), surgeon
Web links
Commons : Avoise - collection of images, videos and audio files