Oizé
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Le Lude | |
| Community association | Pays Fléchois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ W | |
| height | 57-106 m | |
| surface | 16.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,323 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72330 | |
| INSEE code | 72226 | |
| Website | mairie.oize72.free.fr | |
.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Oizé |
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Oizé is a French commune with 1,323 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement La Flèche and the canton Le Lude (until 2015: canton Pontvallain ). The residents call themselves Oizéens .
geography
Oizé is about 16 kilometers south-southwest of Le Mans . Oizé is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cérans-Foulletorte in the north and north-west, Yvré-le-Pôlin in the east and north-east, Requeil in the east and south-east, Mansigné in the south, Saint-Jean-de-la-Motte in the south-west and La Fontaine-Saint -Martin to the west and south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 641 | 602 | 644 | 714 | 714 | 736 | 997 | 1,335 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, alterations from the 17th and 20th centuries, Monument historique
- Former Sainte-Marie-Madeleine priory, Monument historique since 1989
- Le Bouchet aux Corneilles castle ruins
- Montaupin Castle from the 13th century, alterations from the 18th century
Saint-Hilaire church
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Priory
Montaupin Castle
Personalities
- Marin Mersenne (1588–1648), theologian, philosopher and mathematician
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Visbek in Lower Saxony since 1988 (via the former canton of Pontvallain).
