Loir en Vallée
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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 ° 45 ' N , 0 ° 37' E | |
height | 53-154 m | |
surface | 64.76 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,173 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 72310, 72340 | |
INSEE code | 72262 |
Loir en Vallée is a French commune with 2,173 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Flèche and the canton of Château-du-Loir (until 2015: canton of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir ).
It originated as a commune nouvelle with effect from 1 January 2017 by merging the former municipalities of La Chapelle-Gaugain , Lavenay , Poncé-sur-le-Loir and Ruillé-sur-Loir , the status of the new church commune Déléguée have . The administrative headquarters are located in Ruillé-sur-Loir.
structure
District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
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Ruillé-sur-Loir (administrative headquarters) | 72262 | 39.48 | 1,217 |
La Chapelle-Gaugain | 72063 | 10.66 | 288 |
Lavenay | 72159 | 7.70 | 344 |
Poncé-sur-le-Loir | 72240 | 6.92 | 324 |
geography
The community is located around 40 kilometers south-east of Le Mans on the border with the neighboring Loir-et-Cher department . The southeastern municipal boundary is largely formed by the Loir River and its Braye tributary . The Tusson River also touches the area. Neighboring municipalities are: Vancé in the north, Bessé-sur-Braye in the northeast, Sougé in the east, Vallée-de-Ronsard in the south, La Chartre-sur-le-Loir in the southwest, Lhomme and Courdemanche in the west, and Saint-Georges-de -la-Couée and Val d'Étangson in the northwest.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. DIRCOL 2016-0676 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Loir en Vallée of December 16, 2016.
- ↑ current population according to INSEE