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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Le Chevain
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Saint-Paterne |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine d'Alençon |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Russeau (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 130–156 m (430–512 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.70 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 661 (2006) |
| - Density | 116 /km2 (300 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72082/ 72610 |
| 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. | |
Le Chevain is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.