Gesnes-le-Gandelin
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume | |
| Community association | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 21 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ E | |
| height | 114-200 m | |
| surface | 12.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 963 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72130 | |
| INSEE code | 72141 | |
Gesnes-le-Gandelin is a French municipality with 963 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 Sillé-le-Guillaume (until 2015: canton of Saint-Paterne ). The inhabitants are called Gesnois .
geography
Gesnes-le-Gandelin is about 40 kilometers north-north-west of Le Mans and about nine kilometers south-south-west of Alençon on the border with the Orne department . Gesnes-le-Gandelin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Héloup in the north, Bérus in the east and northeast, Oisseau-le-Petit in the east, Fyé in the southeast, Saint-Victeur in the south, Assé-le-Boisne in the south and southwest and Moulins- le-Carbonnel to the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 635 | 582 | 604 | 652 | 633 | 742 | 957 | 971 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century, rebuilt in the 16th century, monument historique since 1927
- Saint-Évroult chapel from the 11th century
- Gallic-Celtic oppidum ( camp of Saint-Évroult ), Monument historique since 1982
- Wash houses
