Beaufay
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Bonnétable | |
| Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 ' N , 0 ° 22' E | |
| height | 61-143 m | |
| surface | 23.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,491 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72110 | |
| INSEE code | 72026 | |
| Website | http://www.beaufay.fr/ | |
 Beaufay Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Beaufay is a French commune with 1,491 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Le Mans and the Canton of Bonnétable (until 2015: Canton Ballon ). The inhabitants are called Belfaidiens .
geography
Beaufay is located about 19 kilometers northeast of Le Mans . Beaufay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Courcemont in the north, Broisne-lès-Sable in the north-east, Torcé-en-Vallée in the east, Sillé-le-Philippe in the south, Savigné-l'Évêque in the south-west, Courcebœufs in the west and Saint-Mars- sous-balloon in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,231 | 1,156 | 1.105 | 1.103 | 1,063 | 1.103 | 1,293 | 1,429 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
Personalities
- Roger Legeay (* 1949), cycling official
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 80-85.
Web links
Commons : Beaufay - collection of images, videos and audio files
