Mayet
| Mayet | ||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Le Lude | |
| Community association | South Sarthe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 46 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 50-164 m | |
| surface | 53.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,138 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72360 | |
| INSEE code | 72191 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-mayet.fr/ | |
Mayet is a French municipality with 3138 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 Le Lude . The inhabitants are called Mayetais .
geography
Mayet is about 30 kilometers south of Le Mans on the Aune River . Mayet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Écommoy in the north, Marigné-Laillé in the northeast, Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf in the east, Lavernat in the southeast, Verneil-le-Chétif in the south, Aubigné-Racan and Sarcé in the southwest and Pontvallain in the west.
The A28 autoroute runs through the municipality.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3132 | 3253 | 3019 | 2879 | 2877 | 2915 | 3148 | 3138 |
Attractions
.JPG)
- Saint-Martin church, built in the neo-Gothic style in 1862–1872
- Chapel of Sainte-Croix
- Fort-des-Salles castle from the 14th / 15th centuries Century with alterations from the 18th century, since 1927/1984 Monument historique
- Vezin mansion from the 13th century
- Baigneux house from the 15th century
- Les Viviers house from the 11th century with renovations from the 15th and 17th centuries
- Several other mansions from the 15th century
- Good Gruellerie from the 17th century
- Wallburg ( Motte ) of Vieux Mayet
- Mayet radio mast (342 meters)
Community partnerships
There have been partnerships with the German municipality of Lichtenau in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1985 and with the Romanian municipality of Ariceștii Zeletin in Great Wallachia.
Personalities
- Georges Pillement (1898–1984), writer
- Raymond Dronne (1908–1991), resistance fighter
