Conlie
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| Conlie | |
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  Conlie | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Conlie | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′30″N 0°01′02″W / 48.125°N 0.0172°WCoordinates: 48°07′30″N 0°01′02″W / 48.125°N 0.0172°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Conlie (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raoul Marteau |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 [1]) | |
| • Population2 | 1,778 |
| • Population2 Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72089 / 72240 |
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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. | |
Conlie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.
During the Franco-Prussian War the village was the location of Camp Conlie, where thousands of Breton volunteers were kept in allegedly degrading conditions.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=53#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
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