Volnay (Sarthe)

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Volnay
Volnay (France)
Volnay
region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Saint-Calais
Community association Gesnois Biluria
Coordinates 47 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 28'  E
height 80-154 m
surface 19.84 km 2
Residents 919 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 72440
INSEE code 72382

City Hall (Mairie) of Volnay

Volnay is a French municipality with 919 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 ).

geography

Volnay is about 24 kilometers east-southeast of Le Mans . Volnay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Surfonds in the north, Bouloire in the northeast, Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay in the south and east and Challes in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 893 755 652 598 608 697 743 880
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Vincent church from the 12th century, alterations from the 16th century
Saint Vincent Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 286-287.

Web links

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