Mézeray
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | La Suze-sur-Sarthe | |
| Community association | Val de Sarthe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 50 ' N , 0 ° 1' E | |
| height | 31-93 m | |
| surface | 32.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,917 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72270 | |
| INSEE code | 72195 | |
| Website | http://ville-mezeray.fr/ | |
 Mézeray town hall |
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Mézeray is a French commune with 1,917 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 La Suze-sur-Sarthe (until 2015: canton of Malicorne-sur-Sarthe ). The inhabitants are called Mézeréens .
geography
Mézeray is located about 25 kilometers southwest of Le Mans on the banks of the Vézanne River , a tributary of the Sarthe . Mézeray is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-du-Bois in the north, La Suze-sur-Sarthe in the northeast, Cérans-Foulletourte in the east, La Fontaine-Saint-Martin in the southeast, Courcelles-la-Forêt in the south, Malicorne- sur-Sarthe in the west and Noyen-sur-Sarthe in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,361 | 1,299 | 1,255 | 1,546 | 1,434 | 1,487 | 1,662 | 1,846 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Buildings and sights
- Saint-Martin church, rebuilt in 1912
- Notre-Dame de la Brosse chapel
- Rafraire Castle
- fortified estate of Les Mésangères from the 16th century
Saint Martin Church
Les Mésangères manor
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Web links
