Connerré
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Savigné-l'Évêque | |
| Community association | Gesnois Biluria | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 60-145 m | |
| surface | 16.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,902 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 175 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72160 | |
| INSEE code | 72090 | |
| Website | http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mairiedeconnerre/ | |
Connerré is a French commune with 2,902 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 Savigné-l'Évêque . The place is located 23 km east of Le Mans and 19 km southwest of La Ferté-Bernard on the A11 autoroute around the banks of the Huisne river and its tributary Dué .
history
The Roman road from Chartres to Le Mans crosses the town. The place and especially the church stand on an extensive Merovingian necropolis . During ground work in 1803 around 40 graves came to light.
In 1407 King Charles VI. who had acquired Connerré from Bouchard de Courtremblay, the place to the chapter of Saint-Julien in Le Mans.
Attractions
- church
Web links
Commons : Connerré - collection of images, videos and audio files
