Bessé-sur-Braye
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Saint-Calais | |
| Community association | Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 64-154 m | |
| surface | 20.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,212 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 107 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72310 | |
| INSEE code | 72035 | |
| Website | http://www.besse-sur-braye.fr/ | |
 Courtanvaux Castle |
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Bessé-sur-Braye is a French commune with 2,212 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Mamers and the Canton of Saint-Calais .
Neighboring municipalities of Bessé-sur-Braye are La Chapelle-Huon in the north, Vancé and La Chapelle-Gaugain in the west, Lavenay and Sougé in the south and Bonneveau in the east.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
| Residents | 2,663 | 2,667 | 3,000 | 2,919 | 2,815 | 2,597 | 2,403 |
Attractions
- Courtanvaux Castle (1455)
- La Massuère Castle (17th / 19th century)
- La Godelinière Castle
- Manoir de la Gavolerie (former convent)
- Ferme de Romigny (15th century)
- Saint-Gilles church (late 19th century)
- Notre-Dame-de-Lorette chapel (15th century) in Courtanvaux Castle
Partner communities
There has been a partnership with the integrated community of Kirchdorf in Lower Saxony since 1984 , together with four other communities in the Sarthe department.
Personalities
- Louis Joseph Froger-Plisson (1752–1821), politician and industrialist, born in Bessé
Web links
Commons : Bessé-sur-Braye - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry about the twin cities on the homepage of the Samtgemeinde Kirchdorf.Retrieved on April 14, 2019, 2:40