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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Le Lude
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Le Lude |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Bassin Ludois |
| Mayor | Gérard Denizet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 30–93 m (98–305 ft) |
| Land area1 | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,088 (2006 [1]) |
| - Density | 89 /km2 (230 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72176/ 72800 |
| 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 Lude is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.