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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | La Chartre-sur-le-Loir |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val du Loir |
| Mayor | France Ruze (2008–2014) |
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| Land area1 | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 361 (2006 [1]) |
| - Density | 46 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72159/ 72310 |
| 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. | |
Lavenay is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
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The Braye forms most of the commune's south-eastern border, then flows into the Loir, which forms most of its south-western border.
The railway station is at Pont-de-Braye, a hamlet south of Lavenay.