Pontvallain
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Le Lude | |
| Community association | South Sarthe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 42–111 m | |
| surface | 34.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,675 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72510 | |
| INSEE code | 72243 | |
| Website | http://pontvallain.e-monsite.com/ | |
.jpg) Parish hall (Mairie) and Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church |
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Pontvallain is a French commune with 1,675 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Flèche and the canton of Le Lude .
Neighboring municipalities to Pontvallain are Requeil , Château-l'Hermitage , Saint-Biez-en-Belin , Écommoy , Mayet , Sarcé , Coulongé and Mansigné .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 1,026 | 951 | 1,025 | 1,205 | 1,249 | 1,283 | 1,558 |
Attractions
- La Faigne castle ruins, of which only the moth remained, the moat and the chapel
- Notre-Dame de La Faigne chapel, the former castle church, place of pilgrimage since the 11th century
- Aurochs from Pontvallain (skeleton discovered in 1947, now in the Musée Vert in Le Mans )
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
Web links
Commons : Pontvallain - collection of images, videos and audio files
