Courgains
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 70-159 m | |
| surface | 14.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 579 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72260 | |
| INSEE code | 72104 | |
Courgains is a French municipality with 579 inhabitants (as of 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 Mamers (until 2015: canton of Marolles-les-Braults ). The inhabitants are called Courgannais .
geography
Courgains is about 37 kilometers north-northeast of Le Mans . Courgains is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saosnes in the north, Saint-Calez-en-Saosnois in the northeast, Monhoudou in the east, Marolles-les-Braults in the south and southeast, Dangeul in the south and southwest, Thoigné in the west and Les Mées in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637 | 574 | 499 | 512 | 513 | 516 | 595 | 599 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from the 12th century
Web links
Commons : Courgains - collection of images, videos and audio files
