Briosne-lès-Sables
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Sarthe | |
Arrondissement | Mamers | |
Canton | Bonnétable | |
Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 24 ′ E | |
height | 72-142 m | |
surface | 9.85 km 2 | |
Residents | 542 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 72110 | |
INSEE code | 72048 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Briosne-lès-Sables |
Briosne-lès-Sables is a French municipality with 542 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Mamers and in the canton of Bonnétable . Its inhabitants are called Briosnais .
geography
Briosne-lès-Sables is located about 22 kilometers northeast of Le Mans and about 40 kilometers south-southeast of Alençon . Briosne-lès-Sables is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Jauzé in the north, Terrehault in the north and north-east, Bonnétable in the east, Torcé-en-Vallée in the south, Beaufay in the south and south-west, Courcemont in the west and Saint-Aignan in the north-west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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324 | 380 | 326 | 257 | 292 | 359 | 466 | 549 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Denis-Sainte-Madeleine in Sables church from the 14th century
- Chapel of Sainte-Anne in Briosne from the 17th century
- Bonnétable castle with park from the 15th century, alterations from the 18th century, monument historique since 1981
- 17th century manor house
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 234-238.
Web links
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