Poncé-sur-le-Loir
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| local community | Loir en Vallée | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 46 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 72340 | |
| Former INSEE code | 72240 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Poncé-sur-le-Loir is a commune Déléguée in the French community Loir en Vallée with 324 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Poncéens .
On January 1, 2017, Poncé-sur-le-Loir was merged with the municipalities of Ruillé-sur-Loir , La Chapelle-Gaugain and Lavenay to form the new municipality ( Commune nouvelle ) Loir en Vallée. The municipality belonged to the arrondissement of La Flèche and the canton of Château-du-Loir (until 2015: canton of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir ).
geography
Poncé-sur-le-Loir is about 43 kilometers south-east of Le Mans on the Loir and belongs to the Coteaux du Loir wine-growing region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 542 | 487 | 433 | 426 | 436 | 428 | 396 | 377 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Julien church
- Poncé castle with park
- Paillard mills from the 18th century
Saint-Julien church
Poncé Castle
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Personalities
- Maxime Maufra (1861-1918), painter
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 361-364.
Web links
Commons : Poncé-sur-le-Loir - Collection of images, videos and audio files
