Le Grand-Lucé
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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 ° 52 ' N , 0 ° 28' E | |
| height | 73-153 m | |
| surface | 27.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,923 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 71 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72150 | |
| INSEE code | 72143 | |
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Saint-Facile church |
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Le Grand-Lucé is a French commune of the Canton of Château-du-Loir in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It is located between the cities of Le Mans (28 km away) and Tours (61 km). The municipality has 1923 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called Lucéens .
Le Grand-Lucé is first mentioned in 1039 when the Baron of Château-du-Loir erected a moth there. From 1761 to 1764 the fortification was razed under Jacques Pineau de Viennay and a new castle was built. In 1781 a fire destroyed the entire village.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 640-645.
Web links
Commons : Le Grand-Lucé - collection of images, videos and audio files