Moitron-sur-Sarthe

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Moitron-sur-Sarthe
Moitron-sur-Sarthe (France)
Moitron-sur-Sarthe
region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Sillé-le-Guillaume
Community association Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Coordinates 48 ° 14 '  N , 0 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '  N , 0 ° 2'  E
height 62-192 m
surface 10.32 km 2
Residents 262 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 72170
INSEE code

Moitron-sur-Sarthe is a French municipality with 262 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 Sillé-le-Guillaume . The inhabitants are called Moitronnais .

geography

Moitron-sur-Sarthe is about 32 kilometers north-north-west of Le Mans . The Sarthe River limits the municipality to the north. Moitron-sur-Sarthe is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Aubin-de-Locquenay in the north and west, Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe in the north, Piacé in the east and northeast, Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet in the south and east, Ségrie in the south and southwest and Montreuil-le-Chétif in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
302 277 249 191 177 158 207 240
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 12th century
  • Commandery of the Knights Templar of Le Gué-Lian from the 13th century with alterations from the 17th century, monument historique since 2005
  • 15th / 16th century mansion of Combres Century, since 1999 Monument historique
Command of the Knights Templar

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 619-621.

Web links

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