Brûlon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Loué | |
| Community association | Loué-Brûlon-Noyen | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 47–128 m | |
| surface | 16.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,580 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 97 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72350 | |
| INSEE code | 72050 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-brulon.fr/ | |
.JPG) Town Hall (Mairie) of Brûlon |
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Brûlon is a French commune with 1,580 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement La Flèche and the canton Loué (until 2015: canton Brûlon ). Its inhabitants are called Brûlonnais .
geography
Brûlon is located about 32 kilometers west-southwest of Le Mans on the Vègre River , which also forms the southern municipal boundary. Brûlon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Denis-d'Orques in the north and north-west, Joué-en-Charnie in the north and north-east, Mareil-en-Champagne in the east, Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne in the east and south-east, and Chevillé in the South as well as Avesse in the west and southwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 1,206 | 1,171 | 1,150 | 1,126 | 1,296 | 1,341 | 1,407 | 1,577 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from the 11th century
- Priory from the 15th / 16th centuries century
- Wallburg
- Claude Chappes Birthplace and Museum
- Vert Castle from the 19th century
- Moulinvieux Castle
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Community partnerships
There is a parish partnership with the British parish of Tattershall in Lincolnshire, England .
Personalities
- Claude Chappe (1763–1805), technician and clergyman
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 291-295.
