La Guierche
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans | |
| Canton | Bonnétable | |
| Community association | Maine Coeur de Sarthe | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 48-77 m | |
| surface | 7.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,103 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72380 | |
| INSEE code | 72147 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of La Guierche |
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La Guierche is a French commune with 1,103 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Le Mans and the Canton of Bonnétable (until 2015: Canton Ballon ). The inhabitants are called Guierchois .
geography
La Guierche is about eleven kilometers north of Le Mans . The Sarthe limits the community to the west. La Guierche is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montbizot in the north and north-west, Souligné-sous-Ballon in the north-east, Joué-l'Abbé in the east, Neuville-sur-Sarthe in the south, La Bazoge in the south-west and Souillé in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 601 | 581 | 621 | 663 | 837 | 917 | 1.107 | 1,059 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Church of Sainte-Anne
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 94-97.
Web links
Commons : La Guierche - collection of images, videos and audio files
