Requeil

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Requeil
Requeil (France)
Requeil
region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement La Flèche
Canton Le Lude
Community association South Sarthe
Coordinates 47 ° 47 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 47 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W
height 48-100 m
surface 13.89 km 2
Residents 1,184 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 85 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 72510
INSEE code
Website www.requeil.fr

Town Hall ( Mairie ) of Requeil

Requeil is a French commune with 1,184 inhabitants (as of 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 Requeillois .

geography

Requeil is about 25 kilometers south of Le Mans . Requeil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Yvré-le-Pôlin in the north, Château-l'Hermitage in the east and northeast, Pontvallain in the east and southeast, Mansigné in the south and southwest and Oizé in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 787 730 745 1030 1001 1021 1067 1184
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church from the 11th century with later modifications, monument historique since 2012
  • La Roche-Mailly castle from the 19th century, monument historique since 1975

politics

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Visbek in Lower Saxony since 1988 (via the former canton of Pontvallain).

Web links

Commons : Requeil  - collection of images, videos and audio files