Saint-Marceau (Sarthe)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume | |
| Community association | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 52-107 m | |
| surface | 8.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 560 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72170 | |
| INSEE code | 72297 | |
Saint-Marceau is a French municipality with 560 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 Sillé-le-Guillaume . The inhabitants are called Marcelins .
geography
Saint-Marceau is located about 23 kilometers north-northwest of Le Mans on the Sarthe . Saint-Marceau is surrounded by the neighboring communities Assé-le-Riboul in the north and north-west, Maresché in the north and north-east, Teillé in the east, Saint-Jean-d'Assé in the south and Le Tronchet in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 481 | 474 | 378 | 394 | 395 | 405 | 453 | 515 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Chapel Saint-Julien, former priory chapel, from the 11th century with later modifications, monument historique since 1976
- Romanesque bridge over the Sarthe
- La Ménarderie Castle from the 13th century, converted into a castle in the 18th and 19th centuries. century
Saint-Julien chapel with the former priory
Romanesque bridge
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 185-190.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Marceau - Collection of images, videos and audio files
