Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Sarthe | |
Arrondissement | Mamers | |
Canton | Mamers | |
Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 16 ' N , 0 ° 28' E | |
height | 67-180 m | |
surface | 32.63 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,970 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 72110 | |
INSEE code | 72276 | |
Website | http://www.stcosme-en-vairais.fr/ |
Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais is a French commune with 1,970 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Mamers and the Canton of Mamers . The inhabitants are called Cosméens .
geography
Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais is located about 35 kilometers northeast of Le Mans in Vairais on the border with the Orne department . Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Fulgent-des-Ormes in the north, Igé in the northeast, Pouvrai in the east, Nogent-le-Bernard in the southeast, Rouperroux-le-Coquet in the south, Courcival and Nauvay in the Southwest, Moncé-en-Saosnois to the west and southwest and Saint-Pierre-des-Ormes to the west and northwest.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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1,154 | 1,946 | 1,940 | 1,981 | 1,903 | 1.911 | 1,957 | 1,998 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Cosme-et-Saint-Damien church, Romanesque building from the 11th century with additions and alterations from the 12th and 16th centuries
- Saint-Gilles-et-Saint-Médard church from the 12th century, alterations in the 14th century, monument historique since 1989
- Saint-Augustin church from the 15th century with additions and alterations from the 17th and 19th centuries
- Two calvaires
- Monumental cross
- Wall castle ( Motte ) in La Cermondière
- 16th century Croisettes mansion and Forbonnais mansion from 15th and 17th centuries
- Castle on the Étang from the 19th century
- 19th century mill
- old water mill from the 18th century
- Fortified house
- Fountain
- Wash house
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