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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
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| Land area1 | 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,191 |
| - Density | 330 /km2 (850 /sq mi) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, also known as Beaumont-le-Vicomte, is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
The residents are known as Belmontais.
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Beaumont is situated half way between Alençon (24 km) and Le Mans (25 km). Fresnay-sur-Sarthe is 12 km (7.5 mi) away, Ballon 13 km (8.1 mi), Sillé-le-Guillaume 21 km (13 mi) and Mamers 25 km (16 mi). Like the name indicates, Beaumont lies on the river Sarthe.
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is twinned with the town of Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire England.