La Ferté-Bernard
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | La Ferté-Bernard ( Chef-lieu ) | |
| Community association | Pays de l'Huisne Sarthoise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 79-146 m | |
| surface | 14.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,820 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 590 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72400 | |
| INSEE code | 72132 | |
| Website | www.la-ferte-bernard.fr | |
 La Ferté-Bernard, Notre-Dame-des-Marais |
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La Ferte-Bernard is a French town with 8820 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Arrondissement Mamers in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It is on the banks of the Huisne River and its tributary Même .
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-des-Marais gothic church from the 15th century
- Old Castle (now town house)
Events
- Venue of the annual French robotics competition Coupe de France de Robotique .
- The ARTEC festival takes place at the same time every year .
- In the years 1998–2004, 2007, 2009 and 2012 the international Eurobot competition was also held in La Ferté-Bernard.
Town twinning
La Ferté entered into a partnership with Lauffen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in 1974 and with Louth in Great Britain in 1973.
Personalities
- Robert Garnier (1544–1590), lawyer and playwright
- Anne-Antoinette Diderot (1710–1796), wife of the philosopher Denis Diderot
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 485-496.
Web links
Commons : La Ferté-Bernard - Collection of images, videos and audio files
