Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume | |
| Community association | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 14 ' N , 0 ° 8' E | |
| height | 57-103 m | |
| surface | 6.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,960 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 295 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72170 | |
| INSEE code | 72029 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-beaumont-sur-sarthe.fr/ | |
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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is a municipality with 1,960 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France . It is located in the department of Sarthe and the region Pays de la Loire . Beaumont-sur-Sarthe belongs to the Arrondissement of Mamers and the canton of Sillé-le-Guillaume (until 2015: canton of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe ). The inhabitants are called Belmontais .
geography
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is about 24 kilometers north-north-west of Le Mans on the Sarthe . Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is surrounded by the neighboring communities Juillé in the north, Vivoin in the east, Maresché in the south and southeast, Assé-le-Riboul in the south and west and Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet in the west and northwest.
The former route nationale 138 (today's D338) runs through the municipality .
Until 1793 the place was called "Beaumont-le-Vicomte".
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,870 | 1,902 | 2.134 | 1.938 | 1,874 | 1,973 | 2.161 | 2,066 |
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Community partnerships
With the British community Burgh-le-Marsh in Lincolnshire (England) is a community partnership .
Attractions
- Romanesque bridge
- Notre-Dame church
- Saint-Julien Chapel, Monument historique
- Beaumont-sur-Sarthe castle ruins
- Market halls
Personalities
- Georges Rouault (1871–1958), painter, lived in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
- Marcel Jousse (1886–1961), Jesuit and anthropologist
- Bernard Robin (* 1949), racing car driver
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 145-153.
