Saint-Calais
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Saint-Calais (main town) | |
| Community association | Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 45' E | |
| height | 87-163 m | |
| surface | 22.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,236 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 142 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72120 | |
| INSEE code | 72269 | |
Saint-Calais is a commune in France . It is located in the department of Sarthe and the region Pays de la Loire . Saint-Calais is the capital of the canton of Saint-Calais in the Mamers arrondissement . The municipality has 3236 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on an area of 22.76 km².
Origin of name
The place is named after St. Carilefus , who founded the Anisole Abbey there in the 6th century. The place that arose around the monastery was later called Saint-Calais.
geography
Saint-Calais is located 30 km west of Vendôme and 45 km east of Le Mans , at an altitude between 87 and 163 meters. The local area is crossed by the River Anille .
Twin cities
Between Saint-Calais (and some communities in the area: Bessé-sur-Braye , Cogners , La Chapelle-Huon and Sainte-Cérotte ) there has been a friendship and partnership with the Lower Saxon municipality of Kirchdorf in the Diepholz district since the summer of 1984 .
traffic
The Autoroute A11 (= E 50) from Paris to Le Mans runs north in a distance of 28 km; the Autoroute A28 (= E 502) from Le Mans to Tours runs to the west in a distance of 33 km.
Attractions
- Catholic parish church of Notre-Dame (14th to 17th centuries)
- Castle ruins
Personalities
- Louis-Ernest Dubois (1856–1929), Archbishop of Rouen and Paris
