Lavenay
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local community | Loir en Vallée | |
region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Sarthe | |
Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 48 ' N , 0 ° 42' E | |
Post Code | 72310 | |
Former INSEE code | 72159 | |
Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
status | Commune déléguée |
Lavenay is a commune Déléguée in the French community Loir en Vallée with 344 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Lavenaysia .
On January 1, 2017, Lavenay was merged with the municipalities of Ruillé-sur-Loir , La Chapelle-Gaugain and Poncé-sur-le-Loir to form the new municipality ( Commune nouvelle ) Loir en Vallée. The municipality belonged to the arrondissement of La Flèche and the canton of Château-du-Loir (until 2015: canton of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir ).
geography
Lavenay is located about 44 kilometers south-east of Le Mans on the Loir and is part of the Coteaux du Loir wine-growing region .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 366 | 282 | 308 | 325 | 318 | 357 | 361 | 350 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- La Flotte Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 351-354.
Web links
Commons : Lavenay - collection of images, videos and audio files