Thorigné-sur-Dué
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Saint-Calais | |
| Community association | Gesnois Biluria | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ E | |
| height | 64-146 m | |
| surface | 18.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,607 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72160 | |
| INSEE code | 72358 | |
Thorigné-sur-Dué is a French commune with 1,607 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 Saint-Calais (until 2015: canton of Bouloire ). The inhabitants are called Thorignéens .
geography
Thorigné-sur-Dué is located about 25 kilometers east-northeast of Le Mans on the small river Dué , which forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. Thorigné-sur-Dué is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Duneau in the north, Dollon in the northeast, Coudrecieux in the east, Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes in the east and southeast, Le Breil-sur-Mérize in the south and southwest, Nuillé-le-Jalais in the west and Connerré in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,182 | 1,424 | 1,555 | 1,493 | 1,518 | 1,546 | 1,589 | 1.611 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame Romanesque church, partially rebuilt after being destroyed
- Hotel Saint-Jacques
Notre-Dame church
Hotel Saint-Jacques
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 280-283.
