Canton of Montmirail (Sarthe)

Former Canton of Montmirail
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
main place	Montmirail
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	4,000 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	26 inhabitants / km²
surface	152.3 km²
Communities	9
INSEE code	7225

The Canton Montmirail was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement Mamers , in Sarthe and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Montmirail . Dominique Le Mèner ( UMP ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Department from 2008 to 2015 .

geography

The canton of Montmirail was on average 174 meters above sea level, between 75 meters in Saint-Maicent and 251 meters in Gréez-sur-Roc. The canton was located in the extreme northeast of the Sarthe department on the border with the Orne department. In the north it also bordered the canton of La Ferté-Bernard. Its eastern border was also the departmental border with the Eure-et-Loir and Loir-et-Cher departments. In the south it bordered the Canton of Vibraye and in the west on the Canton of Tuffé.

Communities

The canton of Montmirail consisted of nine municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Champrond	74 (2013)	5.98	12 inhabitants / km²	72057	72320
Courgenard	479 (2013)	11.32	42 inhabitants / km²	72105	72320
Gréez-sur-Roc	354 (2013)	25.38	14 inhabitants / km²	72144	72320
Lamnay	947 (2013)	22.09	43 inhabitants / km²	72156	72320
Melleray	461 (2013)	25.9	18 inhabitants / km²	72193	72320
Montmirail	411 (2013)	12.53	33 inhabitants / km²	72208	72320
Saint-Jean-des-Échelles	255 (2013)	10.64	24 inhabitants / km²	72292	72320
Saint-Maixent	738 (2013)	22.48	33 inhabitants / km²	72296	72320
Saint-Ulphace	244 (2013)	15.98	15 inhabitants / km²	72322	72320

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
4806	4395	3921	3460	3548	3696	3957