Saosnes
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Maine Saosnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 104-171 m | |
| surface | 11.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 211 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72600 | |
| INSEE code | 72326 | |
Saosnes is a French municipality with 211 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Mamers and the Canton of Mamers .
Saosnes, which was written as Sonnes until 1801 and then also Saone, is eponymous for the Saosnois landscape. In 1810 the neighboring municipality of Mont-Renault (Montrenault, 183 inhabitants) was integrated.
Today's neighboring municipalities of Saosnes are: Vezot , Panon and Saint-Longis in the north, Pizieux and Saint-Calez-en-Saosnois in the east, Courgains in the south and Les Mées and Saint-Rémy-du-Val in the west.
Population development
- 1962: 278
- 1968: 265
- 1975: 206
- 1982: 185
- 1990: 181
- 1999: 189
- 2007: 190
Attractions
- The Étang de Gué Chaussée, 29 hectares, nature reserve
- Traces of the fortification "fossés de Robert le Diable"
- The Saint-Hilaire church (11th century)
- The Saint-Julien church (11th century)
Web links
Commons : Saosnes - Collection of images, videos and audio files
