Fontenay-sur-Vègre

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Fontenay-sur-Vègre
Fontenay-sur-Vègre
Coordinates: 47°54′16″N 0°13′12″W / 47.9044°N 0.22°W / 47.9044; -0.22Coordinates: 47°54′16″N 0°13′12″W / 47.9044°N 0.22°W / 47.9044; -0.22
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement La Flèche
Canton Brûlon
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Vègre et Champagne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Catherine Girault
Area
  Land1 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
  Population2 316
  Population2 Density 28/km2 (71/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 72136 / 72350
Elevation 37–74 m (121–243 ft)

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.

Fontenay-sur-Vègre is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France. It is known for growing bananas, apples, and dwarves. There is a real dwarf problem there.

References

  1. http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=72#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
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