Fay (Sarthe)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans | |
| Canton | Le Mans 7th | |
| Community association | Le Mans metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 57-127 m | |
| surface | 9.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 668 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72550 | |
| INSEE code | 72130 | |
 Fay Town Hall |
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Fay is a French municipality with 668 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . Fay is located in the Arrondissement of Le Mans and belongs to the canton of Le Mans-7 (until 2015: Canton Allonnes ). The inhabitants are called fayards .
geography
Fay is about nine kilometers west of Le Mans city center . Fay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chaufour-Notre-Dame in the north and west, Trangé in the northeast, Pruillé-le-Chétif in the east, Étival-lès-le-Mans in the south and Souligné-Flacé in the southwest.
The A11 autoroute runs along the south-eastern edge of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 463 | 457 | 496 | 474 | 444 | 505 | 579 | 605 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church with interior from the 17th / 18th centuries Century ( Monument historique )
- Old rectory from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, today's town hall
- Vandœuvre Castle
- La Livaudière castle from the 18th century
- Remains of the 16th century La Masserie castle
- 18th century mansion L'Auberdière
- Le Morier manor house
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 59-62.
Web links
Commons : Fay - collection of images, videos and audio files
