Chenu
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Le Lude | |
| Community association | South Sarthe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 ' N , 0 ° 20' E | |
| height | 47-133 m | |
| surface | 30.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 429 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72500 | |
| INSEE code | 72077 | |
Chenu is a French municipality with 429 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Flèche and the canton of Le Lude . The inhabitants are called Cantoniciens .
geography
Chenu is the southernmost municipality in the Sarthe department. It is located about 45 kilometers south-southeast of Le Mans and about 36 kilometers northwest of Tours . Chenu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Bruère-sur-Loir in the north, Nogent-sur-Loir in the northeast, Saint-Aubin-le-Dépeint in the east, Saint-Paterne-Racan in the east and south-east, Brèches in the south-east, Couesmes in the south , Villiers-au-Bouin in the southwest and Saint-Germain-d'Arcé in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 727 | 703 | 619 | 571 | 472 | 462 | 458 | 429 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin-des-Tours church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, since 1963 Monument historique
- La Merrie's tithe barn from the 13th century, monument historique since 1993
- Le Paty Castle, Monument historique since 1977
- Chérigny castle
Saint-Martin-des-Tours church
La Merrie Tithe Barn
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 727-729.
