Requeil
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Sarthe | |
Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
Canton | Le Lude | |
Community association | South Sarthe | |
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 | 72252 | |
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