Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 23 ' N , 0 ° 15' E | |
| height | 121-306 m | |
| surface | 23.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,026 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72600 | |
| INSEE code | 72215 | |
Neufchatel-en-Saosnois is a French commune with 1,026 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 Neufchâtellois .
geography
Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois is about 50 kilometers north of Le Mans . The municipality is affected in the east by the river Bienne . Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Villeneuve-en-Perseigne in the north and west, Villaines-la-Carelle in the east and northeast, Saint-Rémy-du-Val in the south and Ancinnes in the west and southwest. It belongs to the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 806 | 712 | 650 | 704 | 794 | 763 | 909 | 1.004 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Etienne church from the 13th century
- Ruins of the Perseigne monastery from the 12th century, monument historique since 1932
- Le Sabot House Museum
Personalities
- Eugénie Emma Valladon (1837–1913), known as: Thérésa , singer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 593-597.
Web links
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