Yvré-l'Évêque

Yvré-l'Évêque
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Le Mans
Canton	Changé
Community association	Le Mans metropolis
Coordinates	48 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 16 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 16 ′ E
height	44-118 m
surface	27.61 km 2
Residents	4,228 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	153 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	72530
INSEE code	72386
Website	http://www.ville-yvreleveque.fr/
	; Yvré-l'Évêque Town Hall

Yvré-l'Évêque is a commune with 4228 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . Yvré-l'Évêque is part of the Arrondissement of Le Mans and the Canton of Changé . The inhabitants call themselves "Yvréens".

geography

Yvré-l'Évêque lies on the Huisne River and is traversed by the Vive Parence . Yvré-l'Évêque is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Savigné-l'Évêque in the north, Saint-Corneille and Fatines in the northeast, Champagné in the east, Changé in the south and southeast, Le Mans in the southwest and Sargé-lès-le-Mans in the west and northwest.

The A28 autoroute runs through the municipality . The municipality's train station is on the Paris – Brest railway line .

Already in 802 the place was mentioned as Eviriaco . The Roman bridge over the Huisne indicates a long history.

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L'Épau monastery from the 13th century, founded in 1229, dissolved in 1790, Monument historique

Saint Germain Church

Saint-Germain church, partly from the 13th century, with later modifications. The choir is classified as a monument historique.
Roman bridge over the Huisne
Croix de Boëssé, monumental cross, Monument historique since 1966

Roman bridge

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