Oisseau-le-Petit

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Oisseau-le-Petit
Oisseau-le-Petit (France)
Oisseau-le-Petit
region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Sillé-le-Guillaume
Community association Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Coordinates 48 ° 21 '  N , 0 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '  N , 0 ° 5'  E
height 96-190 m
surface 8.6 km 2
Residents 662 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 77 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 72610
INSEE code

Oisseau-le-Petit is a French commune with a population of 662 (as at 1st January 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 (until 2015: canton of Saint-Paterne ). The inhabitants are called Oxellois .

geography

Oisseau-le-Petit is about 38 kilometers north-northwest of Le Mans and about eight kilometers south of Alençon . Oisseau-le-Petit is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bérus and Béthon in the north, Chérisay in the east, Fyé in the south and Gesnes-le-Gandelin in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
592 569 602 615 641 679 686 695
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 19th century church Saint-Pierre
  • Rectory from the 15th century, conversions from the 19th century
  • Fanum on the remains of the Gallo-Roman settlements, Monument historique since 1987

Web links

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