La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Sarthe | |
Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
Canton | Château-du-Loir | |
Community association | Loir-Lucé-Bercé | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ' N , 0 ° 34' E | |
height | 51-132 m | |
surface | 8.30 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,425 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 172 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 72340 | |
INSEE code | 72068 | |
Website | http://www.lachartre.com |
La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is a French commune and capital of the eponymous canton in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire . It is located between the cities of Le Mans (47 km away) and Tours (42 km) and about 220 km southwest of Paris . The municipality has 1425 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called Chartrains .
The main industries are agriculture and tourism. La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is located on the Loir River , about 50 km north of the Loire . The Jasnières and Coteaux du Loir wine-growing regions lie on the banks of the river .
La Chartre-sur-le-Loir has been Syke's partner municipality in Lower Saxony since 1973 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 348-351.
Web links
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