Mezieres-sur-Ponthouin
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 12 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 59-127 m | |
| surface | 17.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 706 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72260 | |
| INSEE code | 72196 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-mezieres-sur-ponthouin.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Mézières-sur-Ponthouin |
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Mezieres-sur-Ponthouin is a French municipality with 706 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It is located in the arrondissement of Mamers and was part of the canton of Marolles-les-Braults until 2015 and has been part of the canton of Mamers since then . The inhabitants are called Macériens .
geography
Mézières-sur-Ponthouin is located about 20 kilometers north-northeast of Le Mans and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Dangeul in the north and north-west, Dissé-sous-Ballon in the north, Saint-Aignan in the east and north-east, Courcemont in the south and south-east, Ballon-Saint -Mars to the south and southwest and Congé-sur-Orne to the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 713 | 861 | 690 | 631 | 598 | 576 | 672 | 681 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Mamert Church in Ponthouin from the 11th century
- Notre-Dame church in Mézières from the 11th century
- Old Saint-Laumer mill
Web links
Commons : Mézières-sur-Ponthouin - Collection of images, videos and audio files
