Louzes
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 0 ° 18' E | |
| height | 160–339 m | |
| surface | 8.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 101 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72600 | |
| INSEE code | 72171 | |
Louzes is a French municipality with 101 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mamers and the canton of Mamers (until 2015: canton of La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet ). The inhabitants are called Louziens .
geography
Louzes is located about 50 kilometers north-northeast of Le Mans . Louzes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villeneuve-en-Perseigne in the north and west, Les Aulneaux in the east and northeast, Contilly in the east and southeast, Aillières-Beauvoir in the south and southeast and Villaines-la-Carelle in the south. It belongs to the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | 160 | 154 | 139 | 114 | 118 | 105 | 98 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Marie church
- Renaissance castle of La Gastine
- La Tournerie castle from the 16th century
Personalities
- Michel Serrault (1928–2007), actor, lived at Tournerie Castle for 22 years
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 589-591.
Web links
Commons : Louzes - collection of images, videos and audio files
