Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe
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| local community | Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 72130 | |
| Former INSEE code | 72284 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe |
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Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe is a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Fresnay-sur-Sarthe with 552 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Saint-Germinois .
The municipality of Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe was merged with Fresnay-sur-Sarthe and Coulombiers on January 1, 2019 to form the Commune nouvelle Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe. Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The municipality of Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe belonged to the Arrondissement of Mamers and the canton of Sillé-le-Guillaume (until 2015: canton of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe ).
geography
Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe is located about 31 kilometers north-north-west of Le Mans on the Sarthe . The municipality of Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Fyé in the north and northeast, Coulombiers in the east and northeast, Piacé in the east and southeast, Moitron-sur-Sarthe in the south, and Saint-Aubin-de-Locquenay in the west Southwest and Saint-Ouen-de-Mimbré to the west and northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 452 | 455 | 425 | 429 | 433 | 435 | 474 | 568 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Germain church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1927
- Wayside cross
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 181-185.
